διαμᾰσ-άομαι,
chew up, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 612a1, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 6.9.1, 5th c.BC: Apollophanes Comicus 5, LXX.Sir.34(31).16, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Alex.” 12 ] LXX+5th c.BC+]; δ. τὴν γλῶτταν, for ἐνδακεῖν, [[ 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.57 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, to be chewed, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 890a25, “Geoponica” 12.33. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, carp at, τι [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “VSPraef.” ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]