ἐπιπωματίζω

A. cover as with a lid, close up, Arist. Cael. 294b15, Thphr. Ign. 59:—Pass., ib.49; τὸ πῦρ ‐όμενον σβέννυται Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.16; [ἐγχέλεις] ὑπὸ τοῦ θολοῦ τοὺς πόρους ‐ίζονται Arist. Fr. 311; of the epiglottis, Gal. 14.716.