अपकृष् [apakṛṣ] 1 P., 6
[U.] (a) To draw back or away, draw off or aside, drag down, drag away, take or carry off, take or draw out, extract; आनायिभिस्ता- मपकृष्टनक्राम्
[R.16.55] drawn out; दन्ताग्रभिन्नमपकृष्य निरीक्षते च
[Rs.4.13] pulling off or back. (b) To take or carry away, remove; धैर्यं शोकोऽपकर्षति Rām.; किं त्वनुष्ठाननित्यत्वं स्वातन्त्र्यमपकर्षति
[U.1.8,] [Mv.4.33] prevents or interferes with freedom of action; क्षात्रं तेजोऽपकर्षति
[Mv.1.32] destroys, robs one of.
To diminish, decrease, omit; अपकर्षेदेवं यावत्पञ्चदश
[Suśr.] To bend (as a bow); धनुःश्रेष्ठमपकृष्य
[Mb.] To lower or debase, dishonour, detract from, lessen the value of, disparage; पीडयन् भृत्यवर्गं हि आत्मानमपकर्षति
[Mb.] To bring or draw backwards; anticipate (as a word in a sentence) what occurs later on; अग्रिमसूत्रस्थं सर्वत्रग्रहणमिहापकृष्यते
[P. IV.1.17] Com. -Caus To remove, take away, lessen, diminish, detract from; काव्यस्यात्मभूतं रसमपकर्षयन्तः काव्य- स्यापकर्षकाः (दोषाः) उच्यन्ते
[S. D.1.]