despoil

Speech parts

1. despoil - Noun

2. despoil - Verb

Meaning

To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe.

To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.

Spoil.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rifle rob strip rape violate plunder deprive foray loot spoil pillage ransack bereave reave fleece

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Antonyms

further help foster consecrate tog aid

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Hypernyms

take destroy ruin

Hyponyms

deplume displume

Phrases with the word

despoil of feathers to despoil

Derivatives

despoiled despoiling

Anagrams

soliped spoiled dipoles

Examples

No nation now sets forth to despoil another upon the avowed ground that it desires the spoils. Elihu Root

(Wicked witch hexing babies) Women of future generations will have undreamt of career opportunities. You two will use yours to despoil the environment. Nicole Hollander

When we have such compassion we will not despoil the earth as we are doing now, and we will have no wars. Jiddu Krishnamurti

The soldiers raped the beautiful country Source: Internet

During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

despiteously despitous despo despoil of feathers despoilable despoilate of feathers