καρυκεύω

A. dress with rich sauce, ἱερεῖα Ath. 4.173d:—more freq. in Pass., ὄψα κεκαρυκευμένα Alex. 163.6, cf. Men. 462.7, Sor. 1.51, Alciphr. 3.53; ἐς ταὐτὸν κ. make up into one sauce, Men. 518.7: metaph., κ. λόγον season a story well, Plu. 2.55a; [ἡ ἱστορία] κ. τὰς ἀπαγγελίας τῇ ποικιλίᾳ τῶν παραδειγμάτων Agath. Praef.

2. metaph., embroil, Erot. s.v. καρυκοειδέα, Hsch.