"βασανίζω" meaning in Greek

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Verb

IPA: /vasaˈnizo/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βασανίζω (basanízō, “to examine, to investigate”), modern sense developed from the association of investigations and inquisitions of prisoners with physical tortures. Etymology templates: {{der|el|grc|βασανίζω||to examine, to investigate}} Ancient Greek βασανίζω (basanízō, “to examine, to investigate”) Head templates: {{head|el|verbs|head=|sort=}} βασανίζω • (vasanízo), {{el-verb|passive=βασανίζομαι|past=βασάνισα}} βασανίζω • (vasanízo) (past βασάνισα, passive βασανίζομαι) Forms: vasanízo [romanization], βασάνισα [past], βασανίζομαι [passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], βασανίζω [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, present, singular], βασανίσω [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, singular], βασανίζομαι [first-person, imperfective, indicative, passive, present, singular], βασανιστώ [dependent, first-person, indicative, passive, perfective, singular], βασανίζεις [active, imperfective, indicative, present, second-person, singular], βασανίσεις [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, second-person, singular], βασανίζεσαι [imperfective, indicative, passive, present, second-person, singular], βασανιστείς [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, second-person, singular], βασανίζει [active, imperfective, indicative, present, singular, third-person], βασανίσει [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, singular, third-person], βασανίζεται [imperfective, indicative, passive, present, singular, third-person], βασανιστεί [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, singular, third-person], βασανίζουμε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present], ‑ομε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, rare], βασανίσουμε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural], ‑ομε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural, rare], βασανιζόμαστε [first-person, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present], βασανιστούμε [dependent, first-person, indicative, passive, perfective, plural], βασανίζετε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, second-person], βασανίσετε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, second-person], βασανίζεστε [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, second-person], βασανιζόσαστε [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, second-person], βασανιστείτε [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, second-person], βασανίζουν [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], βασανίζουνε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], βασανίσουν [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανίσουνε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανίζονται [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, third-person], βασανιστούν [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανιστούνε [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, third-person], βασάνιζα [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular], βασάνισα [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, singular], βασανιζόμουν [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], βασανιζόμουνα [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], βασανίστηκα [first-person, indicative, passive, past, perfective, singular], βασάνιζες [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, second-person, singular], βασάνισες [active, indicative, past, perfective, second-person, singular], βασανιζόσουν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, second-person, singular], βασανιζόσουνα [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, second-person, singular], βασανίστηκες [indicative, passive, past, perfective, second-person, singular], βασάνιζε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular, third-person], βασάνισε [active, indicative, past, perfective, singular, third-person], βασανιζόταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular, third-person], βασανιζότανε [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular, third-person], βασανίστηκε [indicative, passive, past, perfective, singular, third-person], βασανίζαμε [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural], βασανίσαμε [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, plural], βασανιζόμασταν [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural], ‑όμαστε [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural], βασανιστήκαμε [first-person, indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural], βασανίζατε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, second-person], βασανίσατε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, second-person], βασανιζόσασταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, second-person], ‑όσαστε [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural, second-person], βασανιστήκατε [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, second-person], βασάνιζαν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], βασανίζαν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], βασανίζανε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], βασάνισαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανίσαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανίσανε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανίζονταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, third-person], βασανιζόντουσαν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural, third-person], βασανίστηκαν [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανιστήκαν [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], βασανιστήκανε [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], θα βασανίζω [active, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, progressive, singular], θα βασανίσω [active, first-person, future, indicative, perfective, singular], θα βασανίζομαι [continuative, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], θα βασανιστώ [first-person, future, indicative, passive, perfective, singular], Formed using present [continuative, future, imperfective, perfective, progressive, subjunctive], dependent (for simple past) [continuative, future, imperfective, perfective, progressive, subjunctive], present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας). [continuative, future, imperfective, perfective, progressive, subjunctive], βασάνιζε [active, imperative, imperfective, second-person, singular], βασάνισε [active, imperative, perfective, second-person, singular], - [imperative, imperfective, passive, second-person, singular], βασανίσου [imperative, passive, perfective, second-person, singular], βασανίζετε [active, imperative, imperfective, plural, second-person], βασανίστε [active, imperative, perfective, plural, second-person], βασανίζεστε [imperative, imperfective, passive, plural, second-person], βασανιστείτε [imperative, passive, perfective, plural, second-person], βασανίζοντας [active, participle, present], - [participle, passive, present], έχοντας βασανίσει [active, participle, past], βασανισμένος [participle, passive, past], ‑η [participle, passive, past], ‑ο [participle, passive, past], βασανίσει [active, infinitive-aorist], βασανιστεί [infinitive-aorist, passive]
  1. (transitive) to torture (intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-βασανίζω-el-verb-ol5S4jyY
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to torture, torment, rack, be killing (cause severe suffering to) Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-βασανίζω-el-verb-2BPFXroT
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to torment, rack (cause mental suffering to) Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-βασανίζω-el-verb-k7~~LESF
  4. (transitive, rare, formal) to probe, pore over, investigate (examine something carefully and attentively) Tags: formal, rare, transitive Synonyms (pore over, probe): εξετάζω (exetázo), αναδιφώ (anadifó), λεπτολογώ (leptologó)
    Sense id: en-βασανίζω-el-verb-Ddy1tIUp Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek verbs conjugating like 'ορίζω' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 5 72 Disambiguation of Greek verbs conjugating like 'ορίζω': 20 18 21 41 Disambiguation of 'pore over, probe': 5 3 3 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (torment mentally): προβληματίζω (provlimatízo), τυραννώ (tyrannó) Synonyms (torment physically): ταλαιπωρώ (talaiporó), τυραννώ (tyrannó) Synonyms (torture): τυραννώ (tyrannó), κακοποιώ (kakopoió) Derived forms: βασανιστής (vasanistís) (english: torturer, tormentor) [neuter], βασανίστρια (vasanístria) (english: tormentor) [feminine], βασανιστικός (vasanistikós) (english: brutal, agonising), βασανιστήριο (vasanistírio) (english: torture) [neuter] Related terms: βάσανο (vásano) (english: torture, torment) [neuter], βάσανος (vásanos) (english: examination, investigation) [feminine]
Disambiguation of 'torment mentally': 22 29 32 17 Disambiguation of 'torment physically': 21 36 37 6 Disambiguation of 'torture': 38 39 20 4

Inflected forms

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      "english": "torturer, tormentor",
      "roman": "vasanistís",
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "english": "torture",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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      "form": "vasanízo",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισα",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "βασανίζομαι",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζεσαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστείς",
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        "indicative",
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        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζεται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστεί",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζουμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ομε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "perfective",
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    },
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστούμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζεστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστείτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζονται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστούν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστούνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμουνα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσουνα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζότανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑όμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστήκαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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          "roman": "Prépei na do ton odontíatro, me vasanízei aftó to dónti.",
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      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστείτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζονται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστούν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστούνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμουνα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσουνα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζότανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόμασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑όμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστήκαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόσασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑όσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστήκατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζονταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιζόντουσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστηκαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστήκαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστήκανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα βασανίζω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα βασανίσω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα βασανίζομαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα βασανιστώ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Formed using present",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dependent (for simple past)",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "perfective",
        "progressive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνιζε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασάνισε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσου",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζεστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστείτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίζοντας",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έχοντας βασανίσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανισμένος",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑η",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ο",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανίσει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive-aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "βασανιστεί",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive-aorist",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "verbs",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "βασανίζω • (vasanízo)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "passive": "βασανίζομαι",
        "past": "βασάνισα"
      },
      "expansion": "βασανίζω • (vasanízo) (past βασάνισα, passive βασανίζομαι)",
      "name": "el-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "βα‧σα‧νί‧ζω"
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "torture, torment",
      "roman": "vásano",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βάσανο"
    },
    {
      "english": "examination, investigation",
      "roman": "vásanos",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βάσανος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "Greek transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They tortured the prisoner so that he would confess.",
          "roman": "Vasánisan ton aichmáloto gia na omologísei.",
          "text": "Βασάνισαν τον αιχμάλωτο για να ομολογήσει.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to torture (intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to torture (intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "Greek transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This boy is torturing his poor parents.",
          "roman": "Aftó to agóri vasanízei tous kaïménous tous goneís tou.",
          "text": "Αυτό το αγόρι βασανίζει τους καημένους τους γονείς του.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have to see the dentist, this tooth is killing me.",
          "roman": "Prépei na do ton odontíatro, me vasanízei aftó to dónti.",
          "text": "Πρέπει να δω τον οδοντίατρο, με βασανίζει αυτό το δόντι.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to torture, torment, rack, be killing (cause severe suffering to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ],
        [
          "torment",
          "torment"
        ],
        [
          "rack",
          "rack"
        ],
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ],
        [
          "killing",
          "killing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figuratively) to torture, torment, rack, be killing (cause severe suffering to)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "Greek transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For months now, I've been tormented with guilt.",
          "roman": "Mínes tóra me vasanízoun oi týpseis.",
          "text": "Μήνες τώρα με βασανίζουν οι τύψεις.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to torment, rack (cause mental suffering to)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "torment",
          "torment"
        ],
        [
          "rack",
          "rack"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figuratively) to torment, rack (cause mental suffering to)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek formal terms",
        "Greek terms with rare senses",
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "Greek transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I have to pore over the facts before I come to a decision.",
          "roman": "Prépei na vasaníso ta stoicheía protoú katalíxo se apófasi.",
          "text": "Πρέπει να βασανίσω τα στοιχεία προτού καταλήξω σε απόφαση.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to probe, pore over, investigate (examine something carefully and attentively)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "probe",
          "probe"
        ],
        [
          "pore over",
          "pore over"
        ],
        [
          "investigate",
          "investigate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, rare, formal) to probe, pore over, investigate (examine something carefully and attentively)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "rare",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vasaˈnizo/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "tyrannó",
      "sense": "torture",
      "word": "τυραννώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kakopoió",
      "sense": "torture",
      "word": "κακοποιώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "talaiporó",
      "sense": "torment physically",
      "word": "ταλαιπωρώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tyrannó",
      "sense": "torment physically",
      "word": "τυραννώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "provlimatízo",
      "sense": "torment mentally",
      "word": "προβληματίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tyrannó",
      "sense": "torment mentally",
      "word": "τυραννώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "exetázo",
      "sense": "pore over, probe",
      "word": "εξετάζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "anadifó",
      "sense": "pore over, probe",
      "word": "αναδιφώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "leptologó",
      "sense": "pore over, probe",
      "word": "λεπτολογώ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "βασανίζω"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.