A.clear out, clear completely, τοὺς πόρους the ducts, Anaxipp.1.16; cleanse ulcer, Paul.Aeg.4.41; “τάφρους” D.H.8.13; clear streets, OGI483.79 (Pergam.); τράφως καὶ ῥόως . . ἀγκοθαρίοντι ( = ἀνακαθαροῦσι) Tab Heracl.1.132; prune, Thphr.HP1.3.3; clear ground for foundations, SIG2587.46 (Eleusis, iv B. C.), BCH29.468 (Delos, iii B. C.), IG12(2).11.3 (Mytilene):—Med., “ἀνακαθηράμενον τὸ χωρίον” Ath.Mitt.31.134 (Athens, iv B. C.), IG2.1054.8 (iv B. C.):— Pass., ib.7.3073.64 (Lebad.); of a mine, to be cleared out, Arist.Mir. 834a27; “οἰκόπεδα” D.H.14.2; of the air, become quite clear, Plu.Flam. 8.
II. Med., clear or sweep away, “τὸ βάρβαρον ἀνακαθαίρεσθαι ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης” Pl.Mx.241d (so Act. in D.H.1.12); “τὰ πρὸ ποδῶν” Plb. 10.30.8; “τὴν παραλίαν ἀ.” Plu.Alex.17.
2. extract, “μεταλλεῖα” Pl.Lg. 678d.