καθαρίζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾰθερῐ́ζω (kătherĭ́zō)

Etymology

From κᾰθᾰρός (kăthărós, clean, pure) +‎ -ίζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰθᾰρῐ́ζω • (kăthărĭ́zō)

  1. to clean, cleanse, purge, purify

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ἀποκαθαρίζω (apokatharízō)
  • διακαθαρίζω (diakatharízō)
  • ἐκκαθαρίζω (ekkatharízō)
  • περικαθαρίζω (perikatharízō)

Descendants

  • Greek: καθαρίζω (katharízo)
  • Mariupol Greek: катъари́зу (kaθarízu)

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.θaˈɾi.zo/

Verb

καθαρίζω • (katharízo) (past καθάρισα, passive καθαρίζομαι)

  1. to clean, to wash
  2. to peel, to descale
  3. to cleanse, to purify
  4. (slang) to kill, do away with, take someone out, eliminate, whack, (idiomatic): clean up one's mess

Conjugation

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