despoil

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Pronunciation

IPA /dɪˈspɔɪl/

Noun

despoil noun

Plunder; spoliation.

Verb

despoil verb

To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
To violently strip (someone), with indirect object of their possessions etc.; to rob.
To strip (someone) of their clothes; to undress.

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Synonyms

plunder pillage reave ransack foray rape violate rifle strip loot spoil sack spoyle spoliate pill defoil

Associated

lands property people

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