A.“-εθήλυνα” D.H. 7.9 :—soften, weaken, “τὸ σκέλος ἐκτεθηλυσμένον γίνεται” Hp.Art.52, cf. 56; make effeminate, “στρατιὰν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς” Str.5.4.13 ; τὴν νεότητα ταῖς ἀγωγαῖς D.H.l.c.; “ψυχάς” Corn.ND20 :—Pass., “ἐκτεθηλυμμένος καὶ τῇ ψυχῇ καὶ τῷ σώματι” Plb.36.15.2, cf. 28.21.3, D.C.50.27 ; of plants, become enfeebled, Thphr.CP3.1.3.
II. Gramm., make a feminine of, EM473.35.