καταρρίπτω

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καταρρίπτω (katarrhíptō) with semantic loan from French abattre and battre (“break (a record)”). By surface analysis, κατα- (kata-) +‎ ρίπτω (rípto).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.taˈɾi.pto/
• Hyphenation: κα‧ταρ‧ρί‧πτω

Verb

καταρρίπτω • (katarrípto) (past κατέρριψα, passive καταρρίπτομαι, p‑past καταρρίφθηκα, ppp καταρριμμένος) (transitive)

1. to shoot down, to bring down, to down (to make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground)
2. (figuratively) to rebut (to deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it)
3. (figuratively) to refute (to prove (something) to be false or incorrect)
   1. to overturn, to topple (:theory)
   2. to debunk
4. (figuratively) to break (to do better than (a record), setting a new record)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• κατάρριψη f (katárripsi)