καλλωπίζω

kallōpizōVerbG7784

to bedeck

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1.properly, to make the face beautiful; hence, to beautify, embellish, (Plato Philosophus):—;Pass., κεκαλλωπισμέναι τὸ χρῶμα, i. e. painted, (Xenophon Historicus)
2.Mid. to adorn oneself, make oneself fine or smart, (Plato Philosophus): metaphorically to pride oneself in or on a thing, *τινι *or *ἐπί τινι *(Plato Philosophus):—;absolute to make a display, shew off, of a horse, (Xenophon Historicus)
3.to be coy, play the prude, *τινι *or *πρός τινα *towards another, (Plato Philosophus); with infinitive, κ. *παραιτεῖσθαι *to affect to deprecate, (Plutarch)

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