1. to card or comb well: to tear in pieces, rend in shreds , (Euripides); καταξαίνειν τινὰ εἰς φοινικίδα to pound him to red rags, (Aristophanes Comicus):—;Pass. καταξανθείς crushed to atoms , (Sophocles Tragicus); πρὶν κατεξάνθαι (Euripides)

2. to wear or waste away , Lat. atterere, (Aeschulus Tragicus): Pass. κατεξάνθην πόνοις, δακρύοις (Euripides) (ML)