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despoil
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despoil in WordNet English dictionary
verb
destroy and strip of its possession
"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
rape
spoil
despoil
violate
plunder
steal goods; take as spoils
"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
plunder
despoil
loot
reave
strip
rifle
ransack
pillage
foray
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