κατεβάζω

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κατεβάζω (katebázō), with -ε- from κατέβασα (katébasa), past tense of καταβάζω (katabázō), from Ancient Greek καταβιβάζω (katabibázō),^[1] from κατα- (kata-) +‎ βιβάζω (bibázō).

• IPA^(key): /ka.teˈva.zo/
• Hyphenation: κα‧τε‧βά‧ζω

κατεβάζω • (katevázo) (past κατέβασα, ppp κατεβασμένος) (transitive)

1. to lower (to cause to descend)
2. to take down, to bring down (from higher to lower, or from north to south)
3. to pull down (to make lower by pulling)
4. to drop off, to let off, to put down (to allow passengers to alight from a vehicle)
5. to get out (to help, induce or force (someone) to leave)
6. to depose, to bring down (to remove (a leader) from (high) office)
7. to put forward (:proposal, nomination)
8. to put away, to down (to consume (food or drink), especially in large quantities)
9. (of a lactating female mammal) to give, to produce (:milk)
10. (linguistics) to shift (:stress to the following syllable)
11. (of theatrical performances) to close, to discontinue
12. (computing) to download
13. to lower (to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of)
14. to lower (to reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.)

• κατεβάζω (katevázo) is transitive. See κατεβαίνω (katevaíno, “to descend, to go down”) for the corresponding intransitive sense.

• ανεβάζω (anevázo)