προκαταλύω

A. break up, annul beforehand, νόμους Th. 3.84; τὸν πλοῦν D. 56.24; π. τοῦ ἔργου τὸν βίον before finishing his work, Plu. Sol. 32; π. ἑαυτόν debase oneself too low, J. BJ 1.6.5; inhibit, check prematurely, ἀναπνοῆς ἐνέργειαν Gal. 1.275:—Med., τὴν ἔχθρην π. end their mutual enmity before, Hdt. 7.6; τὸν πόλεμον IG 22.127.42, D.H. 8.47.

II. intr., rest before, παρά τινι Ph. 1.229.