"καθαρεύω" meaning in Greek

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Verb

IPA: /ka.θaˈre.vo/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean; to be pure”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|καθαρεύω|t=to be clean; to be pure}} Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean; to be pure”) Head templates: {{head|el|verbs|head=|sort=|ts=}} καθαρεύω • (katharévo), {{el-verb|passive=καθαρεύομαι|past=καθάρεψα}} καθαρεύω • (katharévo) (past καθάρεψα, passive καθαρεύομαι) Forms: katharévo [romanization], καθάρεψα [past], καθαρεύομαι [passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], καθαρεύω [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, present, singular], καθαρέψω [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, singular], καθαρεύομαι [first-person, imperfective, indicative, passive, present, singular], καθαρευτώ [dependent, first-person, indicative, passive, perfective, singular], καθαρεύεις [active, imperfective, indicative, present, second-person, singular], καθαρέψεις [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, second-person, singular], καθαρεύεσαι [imperfective, indicative, passive, present, second-person, singular], καθαρευτείς [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, second-person, singular], καθαρεύει [active, imperfective, indicative, present, singular, third-person], καθαρέψει [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, singular, third-person], καθαρεύεται [imperfective, indicative, passive, present, singular, third-person], καθαρευτεί [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, singular, third-person], καθαρεύουμε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present], ‑ομε [active, first-person, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, rare], καθαρέψουμε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural], ‑ομε [active, dependent, first-person, indicative, perfective, plural, rare], καθαρευόμαστε [first-person, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present], καθαρευτούμε [dependent, first-person, indicative, passive, perfective, plural], καθαρεύετε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, second-person], καθαρέψετε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, second-person], καθαρεύεστε [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, second-person], καθαρευόσαστε [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, second-person], καθαρευτείτε [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, second-person], καθαρεύουν [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], καθαρεύουνε [active, imperfective, indicative, plural, present, third-person], καθαρέψουν [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρέψουνε [active, dependent, indicative, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρεύονται [imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, present, third-person], καθαρευτούν [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρευτούνε [dependent, indicative, passive, perfective, plural, third-person], καθάρευα [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular], καθάρεψα [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, singular], καθαρευόμουν [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], καθαρευόμουνα [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], καθαρεύτηκα [first-person, indicative, passive, past, perfective, singular], καθάρευες [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, second-person, singular], καθάρεψες [active, indicative, past, perfective, second-person, singular], καθαρευόσουν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, second-person, singular], καθαρευόσουνα [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, second-person, singular], καθαρεύτηκες [indicative, passive, past, perfective, second-person, singular], καθάρευε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, singular, third-person], καθάρεψε [active, indicative, past, perfective, singular, third-person], καθαρευόταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular, third-person], καθαρευότανε [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular, third-person], καθαρεύτηκε [indicative, passive, past, perfective, singular, third-person], καθαρεύαμε [active, first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural], καθαρέψαμε [active, first-person, indicative, past, perfective, plural], καθαρευόμασταν [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural], ‑όμαστε [first-person, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural], καθαρευτήκαμε [first-person, indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural], καθαρεύατε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, second-person], καθαρέψατε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, second-person], καθαρευόσασταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, second-person], ‑όσαστε [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural, second-person], καθαρευτήκατε [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, second-person], καθάρευαν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], καθαρεύαν [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], καθαρεύανε [active, imperfect, imperfective, indicative, plural, third-person], καθάρεψαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρέψαν [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρέψανε [active, indicative, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρεύονταν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, passive, plural, third-person], καθαρευόντουσαν [imperfect, imperfective, indicative, informal, passive, plural, third-person], καθαρεύτηκαν [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρευτήκαν [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], καθαρευτήκανε [indicative, passive, past, perfective, plural, third-person], θα καθαρεύω [active, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, progressive, singular], θα καθαρέψω [active, first-person, future, indicative, perfective, singular], θα καθαρεύομαι [continuative, first-person, future, imperfective, indicative, passive, singular], θα καθαρευτώ [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], καθάρευε [active, imperative, imperfective, second-person, singular], καθάρεψε [active, imperative, perfective, second-person, singular], - [imperative, imperfective, passive, second-person, singular], καθαρέψου [imperative, passive, perfective, second-person, singular], καθαρεύετε [active, imperative, imperfective, plural, second-person], καθαρέψτε [active, imperative, perfective, plural, second-person], καθαρεύεστε [imperative, imperfective, passive, plural, second-person], καθαρευτείτε [imperative, passive, perfective, plural, second-person], καθαρεύοντας [active, participle, present], - [participle, passive, present], έχοντας καθαρέψει [active, participle, past], - [participle, passive, past], καθαρέψει [active, infinitive-aorist], καθαρευτεί [infinitive-aorist, passive]
  1. to be clean, to be pure
    Sense id: en-καθαρεύω-el-verb-68-bCClY
  2. to speak or write in a puristic manner
    Sense id: en-καθαρεύω-el-verb-COya6wtt Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek verbs conjugating like 'μαζεύω' Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 16 16 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 12 12 65 Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Greek verbs conjugating like 'μαζεύω': 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: καθαρεύουσα (katharévousa) (english: Katharevousa) [feminine], puristic variant of Modern Greek 
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Katharevousa",
      "roman": "katharévousa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "καθαρεύουσα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "puristic variant of Modern Greek"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "καθαρεύω",
        "t": "to be clean; to be pure"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean; to be pure”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek καθαρεύω (kathareúō, “to be clean; to be pure”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "katharévo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψα",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύομαι",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-conjug-1st\n",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύομαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτώ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψεις",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύεσαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτείς",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύεται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτεί",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύουμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ομε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψουμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑ομε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτούμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύεστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτείτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψουνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύονται",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτούν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτούνε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dependent",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρευα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόμουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόμουνα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύτηκα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρευες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόσουν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόσουνα",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύτηκες",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρευε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευότανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύτηκε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόμασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑όμαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτήκαμε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόσασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑όσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτήκατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρευαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "καθαρευόσασταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "‑όσαστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτήκατε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρευαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύονταν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευόντουσαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "informal",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύτηκαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτήκαν",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτήκανε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καθαρεύω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "progressive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καθαρέψω",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "perfective",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καθαρεύομαι",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "imperfective",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "θα καθαρευτώ",
      "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": "καθάρευε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθάρεψε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψου",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύετε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύεστε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "imperfective",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτείτε",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "perfective",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρεύοντας",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "έχοντας καθαρέψει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρέψει",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive-aorist"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "καθαρευτεί",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive-aorist",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "verbs",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "καθαρεύω • (katharévo)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "passive": "καθαρεύομαι",
        "past": "καθάρεψα"
      },
      "expansion": "καθαρεύω • (katharévo) (past καθάρεψα, passive καθαρεύομαι)",
      "name": "el-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "κα",
        "θα",
        "ρευ",
        "ω"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be clean, to be pure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ],
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak or write in a puristic manner"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ka.θaˈre.vo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "καθαρεύω"
}

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