despoil
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(verb) destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
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Synonyms: plunder, rape, violate |
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Related Words: destroy, ruin |
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(verb) steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
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Synonyms: foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip |
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Related Words: deplume, displume, take |
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