A.send up, raise, “νέφεα” Arat.417:—Med., gird or tuck up one's clothes, “νεβρίδας ἀνεστείλαντο” E.Ba.696; “ἀναστέλλεσθ᾽ ἄνω τὰ χιτώνια” Ar.Ec.268: abs., “ἀναστειλαμένη” Artem.4.44:—Pass., ἀνεσταλμένῳ τῷ χιτῶνι with one's frock girt up, Plu.2.178c.
II. draw back, e.g. the flesh in a surgical operation, Hp.VC14; push back or up, τὰς ῥίζας [τῶν ὄρχεων] Arist.HA632a17:—Pass., to be turned up, of the foot, Hp.Mochl.24.
3. repulse, check an assault, E.IT1378, Th.6.70, X.An. 5.4.23: generally, “οἱ ἄνεμοι ἀ. τὰ νέφη” Arist.Pr.943a35, cf. Epicur. Ep.2p.51U.; “φόβος ἀ. τινά” Ael.NA5.54: Medic., check a discharge, etc., Leonid. ap. Aët.16.40, cf. Sor.2.9:—Med., suppress one's inclinations, dissemble, Plb.9.22.9:—Pass., Th.3.98, Phld.Ir.p.82 W.: c. gen., “ἀ. τοῦ . .” to be restrained from . ., Ael.NA8.10; “ἀνεστάλησαν τὴν ὁρμήν” VH6.14.
5. lay aside, Dam.Pr.400.
III. in Med., renounce, refuse, “ἀναστέλλεσθαι τροφήν” Ael.NA11.14.