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ἐκπέσσω

ἐκπέσσω, cook thoroughly

ἐκπέσσω, Att. ἐκπέττω,
  • cook thoroughly: hence,
      • 1 of animals, digest or concoct food thoroughly, Hp. VM 22.
      • 2 of plants, ripen, τὸν καρπόν Thphr. HP 2.2.4:—Pass., of nourishment, to be assimilated, Arist. Col. 799a11.
      • 3 of eggs, hatch, Id. HA 562b18 (Pass.), al.
      • 4 ripen, bring to a head, of an abscess, Dsc. Eup. 1.142.

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