spoliate

[ spoh-lee-eyt ]
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verb (used with or without object),spo·li·at·ed, spo·li·at·ing.
  1. to plunder, rob, or ruin.

Origin of spoliate

1
1715–25; <Latin spoliātus, past participle of spoliāre to spoil. See spoil, -ate1

Other words from spoliate

  • spo·li·a·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for spoliate

spoliate

/ (ˈspəʊlɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. a less common word for despoil

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