ἀποσπουδάζω

A. dissuade eagerly, τινά τινος Philostr. VA 4.2.
II. slight, despise, τοὺς Ἐπικούρου λόγους ib.1.7; show lack of interest in, τινός Id. VS 1.17.2.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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