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Despoil

Despoil Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Despoil? [v] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Despoil: foray \| loot \| pillage \| plunder \| plunder \| ransack \| rape \| reave \| rifle \| spoil \| strip \| violate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Despoil: abuse \| adulterate \| afflict \| aggrieve \| alloy \| befoul \| betray \| bewitch \| bleed \| bleed white \| blight \| bring to ruin \| canker \| cheapen \| coarsen \| condemn \| confound \| consume \| contaminate \| corrupt \| crucify \| curse \| damage \| damn \| deal destruction \| debase \| debauch \| deceive \| decimate \| defile \| deflower \| degenerate \| degrade \| denature \| denude \| deplume \| deprave \| depredate \| desecrate \| desolate \| destroy \| devalue \| devastate \| devour \| disadvantage \| displume \| disserve \| dissolve \| distort \| distress \| divest \| do a mischief \| do evil \| do ill \| do wrong \| do wrong by \| doom \| drain \| dry \| engorge \| envenom \| exhaust \| flay \| fleece \| forage \| foray \| force \| freeboot \| get into trouble \| gobble \| gobble up \| gut \| gut with fire \| harass \| harm \| havoc \| hex \| hurt \| impair \| impoverish \| incinerate \| infect \| injure \| jinx \| lay in ruins \| lay waste \| lead astray \| loot \| maltreat \| maraud \| menace \| milk \| mislead \| mistreat \| misuse \| molest \| outrage \| persecute \| pervert \| pick clean \| pillage \| play havoc with \| play hob with \| pluck \| plunder \| poison \| pollute \| prejudice \| prey on \| prostitute \| raid \| ransack \| rape \| ravage \| raven \| ravish \| reive \| rifle \| ruin \| ruinate \| sack \| savage \| scathe \| seduce \| shear \| shipwreck \| skin \| soil \| spoil \| spoliate \| strip \| strip bare \| suck dry \| sully \| swallow up \| sweep \| taint \| threaten \| throw into disorder \| torment \| torture \| twist \| ulcerate \| unleash destruction \| unleash the hurricane \| upheave \| vandalize \| vaporize \| violate \| vitiate \| vulgarize \| warp \| waste \| wound \| wrack \| wreak havoc \| wreak havoc on \| wreck \| wrong See Also \| deplume \| destroy \| displume \| ruin \| take Despoil In Webster's Dictionary \Despoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despoiling}.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L. despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob, spolium spoil, booty. Cf. {Spoil}, {Despoliation}.] 1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of. The clothed earth is then bare, Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower. A law which restored to them an immense domain of which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay. Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss. --Milton. Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle. \Despoil"\, n. Spoil. [Obs.] --Wolsey.

Despoil Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Despoil?

[v] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
[v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

Despoil In Webster's Dictionary

\De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despoiled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Despoiling}.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.
despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,
spolium spoil, booty. Cf. {Spoil}, {Despoliation}.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.

2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to
   strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.

         The clothed earth is then bare, Despoiled is the
         summer fair.                          --Gower.

         A law which restored to them an immense domain of
         which they had been despoiled.        --Macaulay.

         Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.
                                               --Milton.

Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.


\De*spoil"\, n.
Spoil. [Obs.] --Wolsey.

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