παρασοφίζομαι

A. apply art wrongly, refine overmuch, π. πονηρῶς Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.199.

2. c. acc., π. τὸν ἰατρόν wish to be wiser than the physician, Arist. Rh. 1375b21 ; π. ταῖς δόξαις τὴν φύσιν Agatharch. 49.