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    spoliate
    /ˈspəʊlɪeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. rob of something; plunder: formal "the slogan was purely a cover to spoliate ecclesiastical endowments"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › spoliateSPOLIATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Spoliate definition: to plunder, rob, or ruin.. See examples of SPOLIATE used in a sentence.

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  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPOLIATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'spoliate' spoliate in British English. (ˈspəʊlɪˌeɪt ) verb. a less common word for despoil. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. spoliate in American English. (ˈspoʊliˌeɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: ˈspoliˌated or ˈspoliˌating. to rob, plunder, or despoil.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spoliateSpoliate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. spo· li· ate ˈspō-lē-ˌāt. spoliated; spoliating. Synonyms of spoliate. transitive verb. : despoil. spoliator. ˈspō-lē-ˌā-tər. noun. Word History. Etymology. Latin spoliatus, past participle of spoliare. First Known Use. circa 1727, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of spoliate was circa 1727.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › spoliateSpoliate - definition of spoliate by The Free Dictionary

    verb. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war: depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, sack, strip. Archaic: harrow, spoil. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › spoliatespoliate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 17, 2024 · spoliate (third-person singular simple present spoliates, present participle spoliating, simple past and past participle spoliated) (transitive, obsolete) To plunder. Synonyms: pillage, despoil, rob. (intransitive, obsolete) To engage in robbery; to plunder.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordSPOLIATE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "SPOLIATE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.yourdictionary.com › spoliateSpoliate Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    verb. To rob, plunder, or despoil. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (intransitive, obsolete) To engage in robbery; to plunder. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sack. ravage. rape. spoil. harrow. strip. ransack. plunder. pillage. loot. havoc. despoil. depredate. Origin of Spoliate.