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to despoil
01
to take valuables by force
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
despoil
3rd person singular
despoils
Present participle
despoiling
Past simple
despoiled
Past participle
despoiled
Examples
The invading army despoiled the village of all its treasures.
02
to destroy or severely damage something
Examples
The hurricane despoiled the coastline, leaving homes in ruins.
Lexical Tree
despoilment
despoil
spoil
