σωμασκέω

A. exercise the body, practise wrestling, etc., X. Cyr. 1.6.17, 3.1.20, Plb. 6.47.8, etc.; ς. αὑτόν D.L. 8.12: metaph., ς. τὸν πόλεμον train War (personified) for action, Plu. Aem. 8.