DESPOIL


Meaning of DESPOIL in English

/ dɪˈspɔɪl; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] despoil sth (of sth) ( literary ) to steal sth valuable from a place; to make a place less attractive by damaging or destroying it

SYN plunder

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WORD ORIGIN

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

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