ἐρημοῦν
From LSJ
ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also: ἐρημόω) desolate, empty, isolate, strip, leave destitute, leave empty, leave in the lurch, leave vacant, make desolate
Lexicon Thucydideum
vastare, desolare, vacuum facere, to lay waste, leave desolate, empty, 3.58.5, 5.4.3,
PASS. 1.10.2, 1.23.2, 2.44.3.