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ativeṭheti

pr 3rd sg of ativeṭheti (verb)

1. presses the issue; turns the screw; lit. twists too much

Etymology. ati + veṭhe + ti; from √veṭh 'wind, twist'; Sanskrit ati + veṣṭate [veṣṭ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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