DESPOIL


Meaning of DESPOIL in English

— despoiler , n. — despoilment , n.

/di spoyl"/ , v.t.

to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.

[ 1175-1225; ME despoilen despoillier despoliare to strip, rob, plunder, equiv. to de- DE- + spoliare to plunder; see SPOIL ]

Syn . dispossess, divest; rifle, sack; fleece.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .