κατα-πλύνω [ῡ],
A. drench, ὕδατι τὴν κεφαλήν
X. Eq. 5.6
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II. wash out, remove by washing, [ἁλμυρόν τι] Arist. Mete. 357b5 :— Pass. , καταπλῠθείσης τῆς ἅλμης
Thphr. CP 3.24.3
: metaph.,καταπέπλῠται τὸ πρᾶγμαthe affairis washed out, has become worthless, Aeschin. 3.178 , cf. Poll. 7.38 .