despoil
[ dih-spoil ]
verb (used with object)
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
Origin of despoil
1Other words for despoil
Other words from despoil
- de·spoil·er, noun
- de·spoil·ment, noun
- un·de·spoiled, adjective
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How to use despoil in a sentence
Herculaneum remains intact and undespoiled, as it was more than eighteen centuries ago.
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British Dictionary definitions for despoil
despoil
/ (dɪˈspɔɪl) /
verb
(tr) to strip or deprive by force; plunder; rob; loot
Origin of despoil
1C13: from Old French despoillier, from Latin dēspoliāre, from de- + spoliāre to rob (esp of clothing); see spoil
Derived forms of despoil
- despoiler, noun
- despoilment, noun
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