ἐπιλεαίνω

A. smooth over, Plu. 2.74d; τὰ ἄκρα τῶν βλεφάρων, of light sleep, Hld. 2.16: metaph., ἐπιλεήνας τὴν Ξέρξεω γνώμην, i.e. making it plausible, Hdt. 7.10; τὸ φαῦλον καὶ ἀγεννὲς τῶν διηγημάτων Jul. Or. 3.111d.

II. . chew, τροφήν Ph. 1.63, al.: metaph., λόγον ib. 180.