despoil

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

de·spoil′er noun de·spoil′·ment noun

Object

land: Time to think of such things when we have purged the corruption which despoils the land and enslaves my people.
environment: Or should he concentrate, instead, on the way the company's out-of-town stores have despoiled the environment?
site: A second-rate building, despoiling a first-class archeological site, in a city of world renown.
Egyptian: This is what they did and the Torah says that they ' despoiled the Egyptians ' according to the St James ' version.
landscape: It was evident, however, that he was also deeply upset by ugly, neglected or despoiled landscapes.
countryside: Current prejudice is against all these as either ' slummy ' or despoiling the countryside.

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