lapātu  [TAG : ]  (vb. a/u)

G. to touch ; to attack, strike ; to inscribe ; to apply sth on sth, anoint, smear Gt. to write down ; to smear D. to touch roughly ; to delay ; to write ; to sprinkle Š. to ruin, destroy, plunder ; to pound up

Cf. lapātu (2), lāpitu

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