Synonyms

spoliate

American

[spoh-lee-eyt] / ˈspoʊ liˌeɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

spoliated, spoliating

to plunder, rob, or ruin.

spoliate British

/ ˈspəʊlɪˌeɪt /

verb

a less common word for despoil

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

spoliator

noun

Etymology

Origin of spoliate

1715–25; < Latin spoliātus, past participle of spoliāre to spoil. See spoil, -ate ¹

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