despoil
verb (used with object)
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
are despoiling
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present progressiveof despoil.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Mademoiselle," said the notary, "it is my duty to point out to you that you are despoiling yourself without guarantee—" "Good heavens! what is all that to me?"
From Eugenie Grandet by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
