κακόω
Alt. κα^κόω,
Alt. φυτ. -ώσω
Etym. κακός
1. of persons, "to treat ill, maltreat, afflict, distress", Hom., Aesch., etc.:—Pass. "to suffer ill, be in ill plight, be distressed", Hom., etc.; κεκακωμένος ἁλμῇ "befouled" with brine, Od.
2. of things, "to spoil, ruin", Hdt., Thuc.