A.take away from below or gradually, αἷμ᾽ ὑ. τῶν κτανόντων drain away their blood, S.El.1420 (lyr.); “ἀντλεῖν καὶ ὑ. τὴν θάλατταν” Plu.2.127c: Medic., βραχύ τι προστίθει ἢ ὑπεξαίρει take away (from the dose), Alex.Trall.Febr.7.
2. make away with, destroy secretly or gradually, τινας Pl.R.567b; “ὄλβον δωμάτων -ελών” E.Hipp.633; ὑ. τινὶ τὰ δεινά set him quit of all danger, Th.4.83; κεἰ μὲν φοβεῖται τοὐπίκλημ᾽ ὑπεξελεῖν (-ελὼν codd.), αὐτὸς καθ᾽ αὑτοῦ [σημαινέτω] and even if he fears [thus] to do away with the accusation, let him give evidence himself against himself, S.OT227 (other explanations are given in Jebb's commentary):— Pass., to be made away with, “ἐπιτήδειοι ὑπεξαιρεθῆναι” Th.8.70; τούτων ὑπεξαραιρημένων these being out of the question, Hdt.7.8.γ́.
II. Med., take out privily for oneself, steal away, ὑπὲκ μήλων αἱρεύμενοι (sc. ἄρνας, ἐρίφους) Il.16.353; steal, “τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ σίτου” Ph.2.71.
b. remove for one's own advantage, “γεωργὸς . . τὴν ἀλλοτρίαν ὑπεξελόμενος ὕλην τότε σπείρει” Sor.1.40.
2. put aside, except, exclude, “τὴν πρώτην ἡμέραν” Ph.1.3; “κατηγορήσειν ἕνα . . ὑπεξελόμενος δι᾽ οἰκειότητα” Plu.Cat.Mi.21; “τὰ δόγματα” Arr.Epict.4.7.35; exempt, “τινὰ τῆς ὕβρεως” Ph.2.328; οὐδεμίαν ὑ. πρόφασιν making no exception, Theopomp. Hist.118: hence in Rhet., Alex.Fig.1.7 (and in Act., Zonae. Fig.5p.162S.).