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despoil
Overview of verb despoil
The verb despoil has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray -- (steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners")
2. rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder -- (destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country")
Grep of noun despoil
despoilation
despoiler
despoilment
Antonyms of verb despoil
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb despoil
2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
=> take
Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> destroy, ruin
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb despoil
1 of 2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
=> deplume, displume
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb despoil
2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
=> take
Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> destroy, ruin
'Cause To' of verb despoil
Derived Forms of verb despoil
2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
RELATED TO>(noun) despoilment#1
=> spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
RELATED TO>(noun) despoliation#1
=> spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
RELATED TO>(noun) despoiler#1
=> plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter
Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
RELATED TO>(noun) despoilment#1
=> spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
RELATED TO>(noun) despoliation#1
=> spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
Domain of verb despoil
Domain Terms of verb despoil
Familiarity of verb despoil
despoil used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb despoil
2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb despoil
2 senses of despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
> take
=> rescue
=> scale
=> extort
=> assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
=> recapture, retake
=> relieve
=> steal
=> plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
=> sack, plunder
Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
> destroy, ruin
=> burn, fire, burn down
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> harry, ravage
=> break
=> break, bust
=> vandalize, vandalise
=> do a job on
=> subvert
=> get
=> devour
=> rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> explode
=> consume
=> shipwreck
=> bust up, wreck, wrack
=> kick in, kick down
=> wash out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb despoil
Sense 1
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
=> take
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Sense 2
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> destroy, ruin
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Grep of verb despoil
despoil
Grep of adj despoil
despoiled
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