verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The sandy beaches are being despoiled by an oil spill.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It made little difference if a dreadful rash despoiled both little faces.
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On the contrary, they saw themselves as purifying a church that had become diluted, dehydrated, and despoiled.
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Regulated, socialised economies trample on human dignity, despoil the natural environment and depress economic performance.