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ἀναχαιτ-ίζω , (χαίτη) of a horse,
A.throw the mane back, rear up,. φόβῳE.Rh.786; “κόμην .Hld.2.36: metaph. of men, become restive, S.Fr.179, Plu.Demetr.34; θάλαττα ἀναχαιτίζουσα a turbulent sea, Philostr.Im.2.17.
2. c. acc., throw a rider, φυλάσσων μὴ ἀναχαιτίσειέ νιν, of a branch, E.Ba.1072: metaph., overthrow, upset,ἔσφηλε κἀνεχαίτισενId.Hipp.1232, cf. Tim.Pers.18; “ἀνεχαίτισε καὶ διέλυσεD.2.9; ἀνακεχαίτικεν [ἡμᾶς], of wine, Anaxandr.3; “βίος -ισμένοςEpicur.Sent.Vat.57.
3. c. gen., . τῶν πραγμάτων shake off the yoke of, retire from business, Plu.Ant.21; “. ἐκ . .2.611f (cj.).
b. lose, be disappointed of, ἑνὸς δὲ . . οὐκ ἀνεχαιτίσθην τῆς φιλίας one [sage] did not disappoint me, Harp.Astr.in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).136.9 (s.v.l.).
II. hold back by the hair: hence generally, check,τοῦ δρόμου τὸ ῥόθιονLuc.Lex.15, cf. Procop.Goth.4.18; restrain,ἐπιδρομάςId.Aed.2.11; “πόλεμονMemn.51; “. [τὸ θυμικὸν] τῆς ἀλόγου ὁρμῆςAlex.Aphr.in Top.372.17.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Demosthenes, Olynthiac 2, 9
    • Euripides, Bacchae, 1072
    • Euripides, Hippolytus, 1232
    • Sophocles, Ichneutae, 179
    • Euripides, Rhesus, 786
    • Plutarch, Demetrius, 34
    • Plutarch, Antonius, 21
    • Lucian, Lexiphanes, 15
    • Procopius, de Bellis, 4.18
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