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χαλάω

Pronunciation: /xaˈlao/

“χαλάω” is a Greek word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to break, ruin, destroy, wreck, spoil (damage, either permanently or that it requires repair)
  2. to ruin, spoil (ruin the character of by overindulgence)
  3. to break (divide into smaller units)
  4. to waste (squander uselessly)
  5. to kill (put to death)
  6. to deflower (take the virginity of)
  7. to break, break down, become ruined (become damaged, unusable or no longer viable)
  8. to spoil (become bad, sour or rancid)
  9. to become ruined
  10. to decay, rot
  11. to become bad, get worse

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek χαλῶ (khalô) (also χαλνῶ (khalnô)) + -άω (-áo), from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō) / χαλῶ (khalô).

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