θηλύνω

A. ἐθήλυνα E. Fr. 360.29, Babr. Prooem. 1.19, (ἐξ‐) Str. 5.4.13: pf. τεθήλυκα Arist. ap. Stob. 4.279M.:—Pass., aor. ἐθηλύνθην (v. infr.), (ἐξ‐) D.H. 14.8: pf. τεθήλυσμαι Hp. Aër. 15, J. AJ 4.8.40, (ἐκ‐) Gal. 10.354; but ‐υμμαι(ἐκ‐) Plb. 36.15.2, Luc. DDeor. 5.3; 3 sg. ‐υνται D.C. 50.27; inf. ‐ύνθαι(ἐκ‐) Plb. 31.21.3: (θῆλυς):— make womanish, enervate, E. l.c.; τὴν ἡδονήν Plu. l.c.; τοὺς ἄνδρας Vett.Val. 76.6; soften, Ζέφυρος κῦμα θηλύνει AP 10.4 (Marc.Arg.):— Pass., τῶν σωμάτων ‐ομένων X. Oec. 4.2, cf. Porph. Abst. 1.34; become soft, αἱ σάρκες ‐ονται Hp. Art. 52; βαφῇ σίδηρος ὥς, ἐθηλύνθην στόμα S. Aj. 651; οὔπω ἐθηλύνθης gav'st not yet a sign of yielding, AP 5.250 (Iren.); θ. οἴκτοις ib.299 (Paul. Sil.); play the coquette, Bion 2.18; τᾷ μορφᾷ θηλύνετο Theoc. 20.14; muliebria pati, Vett.Val. 7.26, al.: Astrol., of planets, Ptol. Tetr. 20.—Rare in Att.