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de·spoil  (d-spoil)

tr.v. de·spoiled, de·spoil·ing, de·spoils

1. To sack; plunder.

2. To deprive of something valuable by force; rob: a region despoiled of its scenic beauty by unchecked development.

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[Middle English despoilen, from Old French despoillier, from Latin dspolire : d-, de- + spolire, to plunder (from spolium, booty).]

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de·spoiler n.

de·spoilment n.

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despoil [dɪˈspɔɪl]

vb

(tr) to strip or deprive by force; plunder; rob; loot

[from Old French despoillier, from Latin dēspoliāre, from de- + spoliāre to rob (esp of clothing); see spoil]

despoiler  n

despoilment  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	despoil - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" foray, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, loot, plunder, strip take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
	2.	despoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" rape, plunder, violate, spoil ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

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despoil

verb (Formal) plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon the modern day industry which has despoiled the town

Translations

despoil [dɪsˈpɔɪl] VT → despojar (of de)

despoil

vt person → berauben (→ of gen); countryside → ausplündern