 despoil |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (criminal law) steal goods; take as spoils | |
| Synonyms: | ransack rifle strip loot reave pillage foray plunder | |
| Examples: | "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
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| Related terms: | take deplume loot plunderer looting spoil plundering | |
| 2. | [ verb ] destroy and strip of its possession | |
| Synonyms: | violate plunder spoil rape | |
| Examples: | "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
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| Related terms: | destroy spoil spoil plundering rape | |
| Similar spelling: |
despoiler despoiled |
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