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Meaning of 'despoil' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Despoil [ n.]
- Spoil.
2 . Despoil [ v. t.]
- To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe.
- To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.

Meaning of 'despoil' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . despoil [ v]
Meaning (1):
- steal goods; take as spoils
Example in sentence:
  • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Meaning (2):
- destroy and strip of its possession
Example in sentence:
  • The soldiers raped the beautiful country

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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