Lewis & Short

ē-mŏlo, no perf., ĭtum, 3, v. a., to grind up.

  1. I. Lit.: hordeum, Veg. Vet. 5, 23, 7; Ambros. Ep. 64, 3; id. de Tob. 21, 83.
  2. II. Transf., to grind out, consume by grinding: granaria, Pers. 6, 26.