1. to cleanse or clean quite , ἀπ. τὴν χεῖρα εἰς τὰ χειρόμακτρα upon the towels, (Xenophon Historicus)

2. to refine from dross, (Strabo Geographus): metaphorically in Pass. ἀποκεκαθάρθαι τὴν φωνήν to be pure in dialect, (Lucian)

3. to clear away , τὰς τραπέζας (Aristophanes Comicus):—;Mid. ἀποκαθήρασθαί τινος to rid oneself of a thing, (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)