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- pronunciation:
- dih
spoIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
despoils, despoiling, despoiled |
| definition: |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder.
The invaders despoiled the countryside.- synonyms:
- loot, pillage, plunder, sack
- similar words:
- forage, maraud, ransack, rifle, rob, steal, thieve
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| related words: |
desolate, strip |
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| derivations: |
despoiler (n.), despoilment (n.) |
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