ἀναλίσκω
Etym. The quantity of the 2nd syllable and the active form make it doubtful whether this verb is a compound of ἀνά, ἁλίσκομαι.
I. "to use up, to spend, lavish or squander" money, Thuc.; εἴς τι "upon" a thing, Plat., etc.; πρός τι Dem.; ὑπέρ τινος id=Dem.:—Pass., τἀνηλωμένα the monies "expended", id=Dem.
2. metaph., ἀνάλωσας λόγον "hast wasted" words, Soph.; ἀν. σώματα πολέμωι Thuc.
II. of persons, "to kill, destroy", Trag.:—Mid. "to kill oneself", Thuc.