spoliate

[ spoh-lee-eyt ]

/ ˈspoʊ liˌeɪt /

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verb (used with or without object), spo·li·at·ed, spo·li·at·ing.

to plunder, rob, or ruin.

Nearby words

spokesmodel, spokesperson, spokeswoman, spokewise, spolia opima, spoliate, spoliation, spondaic, spondee, spondulicks, spondulix

Origin of spoliate

1715–25; < Latin spoliātus, past participle of spoliāre to spoil. See spoil, -ate¹

Related forms

spo·li·a·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for spoliate

Astor did not debauch, spoliate, and incite slaughter because he took pleasure in doing them.
History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus

British Dictionary definitions for spoliate

spoliate

/ (ˈspəʊlɪˌeɪt) /

verb

a less common word for despoil

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