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    despoil
    /dɪˈspɔɪl/

    verb

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESPOIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DESPOIL definition: 1. to make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force: 2. to make a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › despoilDespoil Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DESPOIL is to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage. How to use despoil in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Despoil.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › despoilDespoil - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Despoil is to spoil, only worse. You may spoil a dinner party by being late, but we all despoil the earth with pollution and over-consumption. The Latin root of despoil meant "to strip or rob" and although despoil is used more broadly now, it has that sense within it.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESPOIL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DESPOIL meaning: 1. to make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force: 2. to make a…. Learn more.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › despoilDespoil - definition of despoil by The Free Dictionary

    1. To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob: The invaders despoiled the town of its art treasures. He was despoiled of his inheritance by crooked lawyers. 2. To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable: "a landscape that had been raped and despoiled by coal mining" (George Black).

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdespoil verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of despoil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › despoilDESPOIL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Despoil definition: to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.. See examples of DESPOIL used in a sentence.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › despoilDespoil Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable. American Heritage. To violently strip (someone), with indirect object of their possessions etc.; to rob. Wiktionary. Synonyms: foray. rifle. strip. loot. pillage. plunder. reave. ransack. violate. spoil. rape. vandalize. remove. ravish. mar. Antonyms:

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › despoilDESPOIL Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    How to use . despoil in a sentenceSo I called Bergman and said, “Do you mind if I despoil your script?”

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESPOIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.