τήκω
Etym. Root. ΤΑΚ
Etym. in classic Gr. the perf. and plup. pass. are supplied by the intr. act. perf. τέτηκα, ἐτετήκειν
I. Act. "to melt, melt down" (trans.), of metals, Hdt., etc.: "to dissipate" clouds, id=Hdt.
2. metaph. "to cause to waste or pine away", Od., Eur.
II. Pass., with intr. perf. act. τέτηκα, "to be dissolved, melt away", of snow, "to thaw", Od., Hdt., attic; of metals, Hes.; ἄλφιτα πυρὶ τ. "is consumed", Theocr.; of a corpse, "to fall away", Soph.; πῦρ τετακός a "dead" fire, Eur.
2. metaph. "to melt or waste away, pine", Hom., Hdt., attic; βλέμμα τηκόμενον a "languishing" look, Plut.