Abhikirati -- 1. [Sk. abhikirati] to sprinkle or cover over: see abhikiṇṇa 1. -- 2. [Sk. avakirati, cp. apakiritūna] to overwhelm, destroy, put out, throw away, crush S i.54; Th 1, 598; 2, 447 (ger. ˚kiritūna, reading of C. for T. apa˚, expld. by chaḍḍetvā); Dh 25 (˚kīrati metri causa; dīpaŋ abhikīrati = viddhaŋseti vikirati DhA i.255; v. l. atikirati); J iv.121 (˚kīrati; dīpaŋ = viddhaŋseti C.); vi.541 (nandiyo m˚ abhikīrare = abhikiranti abhikkamanti C.); DhA i.255 (inf. ˚kirituŋ). -- pp. abhikiṇṇa see abhikiṇṇa 2.