ἀπαρύωorἀπαρτ-ύτω [ῠ],fut. -ύσω,
A. draw off, τὸ ἐπιστάμενον ἀπαρύσαντες having skimmed offthe cream, Hdt. 4.2 , cf. D.S. 5.37 .
2. metaph.,draw off, take off the force ofa thing,χαλκῷ ἀπὸ ψυχὴν ἀρύσαςEpic. ap. Arist. Po. 1457b14 ;exhaust, come to the end of,
Plu. 2.463c , etc.:— Med. , c. gen.,ὁ τῆς μνήμης τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀπαρυτόμενος skimming the cream ofmemory, ib. 610e :— Pass. ,aor. part.,ἀπαρυθεὶς τὴν ἄνω . . ἄνοιαν ἐπιπολάζουσαν havingitskimmed offthe surface, Alex. 45 .