despoil
despoil definition
de·spoil (dē spo̵il′, di-)
transitive verb
to deprive of something of value by or as by force; rob; plunder
Etymology: ME despoilen < OFr despoiller < L despoliare < de-, intens. + spoliare, to strip, rob: see spoil
Related Forms:
- despoiler de·spoil′er noun
- despoilment de·spoil′·ment noun
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