Despoil Definition & Meaning
despoil
- verb
- steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
- destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
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- What does despoil mean?
- steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
- What part of speech is despoil?
- Despoil is a verb.
- How many definitions does despoil have?
- Despoil has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).