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Despoil

verb/dɹˈɛdnɔːt/
Definition
steal goods; take as spoils
destroy and strip of its possession
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɹˈɛdnɔːt/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪspˈɔɪl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪspˈɔɪl/
2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɛdnɔːt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbsteal goods; take as spoils
“During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
verbdestroy and strip of its possession
“The soldiers raped the beautiful country”
Word Forms
plunderernounsomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
plundernoungoods or money obtained illegally
plunderingnounthe act of stealing valuable things from a place
despoilmentnounthe act of stripping and taking by force
despoliationnounthe act of stripping and taking by force
despoilernounsomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
looternounsomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
lootnoungoods or money obtained illegally
lootingnounplundering during riots or in wartime
pillagenoungoods or money obtained illegally
pillagernounsomeone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
pillagingnounthe act of stealing valuable things from a place
rapenounthe act of despoiling a country in warfare
spoilnoun(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
spoliationnounthe act of stripping and taking by force
spoilationnounthe act of stripping and taking by force
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
plündern
Waren stehlen; als Beute nehmen
🇫🇷French
spolier
voler des marchandises ; prendre comme butin
🇪🇸Spanish
despojar
robar bienes; tomar como botín
🇮🇹Italian
spogliare
rubare beni; prendere come bottino
🇳🇱Dutch
plunderen
goederen stelen; nemen als buit
🇵🇹Portuguese
despojar
roubar mercadorias; tome como despojo
🇷🇺Russian
грабить
воровать товары; взять в качестве добычи
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नष्ट करना
सामान चुराना; लूट के रूप में ले लो
🇧🇩Bengali
ধ্বংস করা
পণ্য চুরি; লুণ্ঠন হিসাবে গ্রহণ
🇮🇳Tamil
கெடுக்கும்
பொருட்களை திருட; கெட்டுப்போக வேண்டும்
🇮🇳Telugu
పాడుచేయు
వస్తువులను దొంగిలించడం; పాడుగా తీసుకోండి
🇮🇳Marathi
उध्वस्त करणे
वस्तू चोरणे; लूट म्हणून घेणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
બગાડ
માલ ચોરી; બગાડ તરીકે લો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾಳುಮಾಡು
ಸರಕುಗಳನ್ನು ಕದಿಯಿರಿ; ಹಾಳಾಗುವಂತೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കൊള്ളയടിക്കുക
സാധനങ്ങൾ മോഷ്ടിക്കുക; കൊള്ളയായി എടുക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕਰਨਾ
ਸਾਮਾਨ ਚੋਰੀ; ਲੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਲੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
برباد کرنا
سامان چوری؛ غنیمت کے طور پر لے لو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
掠夺
偷窃货物;当作战利品
🇯🇵Japanese
略奪する
商品を盗む。戦利品として取る
🇰🇷Korean
약탈하다
물건을 훔치다; 전리품으로 가져가다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tước đoạt
ăn trộm hàng hóa; lấy làm chiến lợi phẩm
🇹🇭Thai
ทำลายล้าง
ขโมยสินค้า ถือเป็นของริบ
🇮🇩Indonesian
merampas
mencuri barang; ambil sebagai rampasan
🇵🇭Filipino
sirain
magnakaw ng mga kalakal; kunin bilang samsam
🇲🇾Malay
merosakkan
mencuri barang; ambil sebagai rampasan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يسلب
سرقة البضائع؛ تأخذ كغنائم
🇮🇷Persian
خراب کردن
سرقت کالا؛ به عنوان غنیمت گرفتن
🇹🇷Turkish
yağmalamak
mal çalmak; ganimet olarak almak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לשלול
לגנוב סחורה; לקחת כשלל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'despoil'?
The primary meaning of 'despoil' is 'steal goods; take as spoils'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'despoil' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'despoil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'despoil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'despoil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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