καταπολεμεῖν
From LSJ
ἡ κέρκος τῇ ἀλώπεκι μαρτυρεῖ → you can tell a fox by its tail, small traits give the clue to the character of a person
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also καταπολεμέω): crush by war, reduce by warfare
Lexicon Thucydideum
bello infestare, to harass with war, 2.7.3, 4.1.2,
Transl. translate urgere, impugnare, to press upon, assault, 4.86.5,
debellare, devincere, to conquer completely, 6.90.3,
PASS. 6.16.2.