Despoil
[dɪ'spɒɪl] or [dɪ'spɔɪl]
Definition
(v. t.) To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe.
(v. t.) To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
(n.) Spoil.
Typist: Pearl
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Strip, divest, deprive.[2]. Rob, plunder, pillage, fleece.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Strip, denude, ravage, devastate, rob, havoc, spoliate
ANT:Decorate, adorn, embellish, enrich, reinstate, rehabilitate
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Definition
v.t. to spoil completely: to strip: to bereave: to rob.—ns. Despoil′er; Despoliā′tion Despoil′ment.
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Examples
- Advance; and I will despoil myself still further for thy advantage. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- You silly child, making me despoil you of your glory! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She abdicated her throne, and despoiled herself of her imperial sceptre among the ice rocks that surrounded us. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- At such a moment this gift of despoiled Italy to the world was a noble revenge, setting in motion incalculable beneficent forces and agencies. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She was haughty and fearless; she cherished a love of power, and a bitter contempt for him who had despoiled himself of a kingdom. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Or shall the dead be despoiled? Plato. The Republic.
- Does not the practice of despoiling an enemy afford an excuse for not facing the battle? Plato. The Republic.
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