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- Dictionarydespoil/dɪˈspɔɪl/
verb
- 1. steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder: "the church was despoiled of its marble wall covering" Similar
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DESPOIL definition: 1. to make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
- English (US)
DESPOIL meaning: 1. to make a place less attractive...
- Znaczenie Despoil, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
despoil definicja: 1. to make a place less attractive...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
despoil 의미, 정의, despoil의 정의: 1. to make a place less...
- Despoil in Traditional Chinese
DESPOIL translate: （尤指掠奪性地）破壞，洗劫. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Despoil means to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage. See synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of despoil.
DESPOIL meaning: 1. to make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force: 2. to make a…. Learn more.
Despoil is to spoil, only worse. You may spoil a dinner party by being late, but we all despoil the earth with pollution and over-consumption. The Latin root of despoil meant "to strip or rob" and although despoil is used more broadly now, it has that sense within it.
Despoil definition: to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.. See examples of DESPOIL used in a sentence.
Despoil means to steal something valuable from a place or to make a place less attractive by damaging or destroying it. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this literary verb with examples and synonyms.
Despoil means to make a place less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, and usage of despoil with synonyms and example sentences from Collins English Dictionary.
