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   De·spoil

   /dəˈspoil/

   

   verb

   • 1. steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder: "the church was despoiled of its marble wall covering" Similar plunderpillagerobravageharrymaraudravishraperaidransacklootsackrifledevastatelay wastewreak havoc onvandalizedestroyruinwreckrazelevelannihilategutrare:depredatearchaic:reaverobstripdeprivedispossessdenudedivestrelieveclean outarchaic:reave

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French despoillier, from Latin despoliare ‘rob, plunder’ (from spolia ‘spoil’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. despoiler noun
   • 2. despoilment noun

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