Spoliate

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To plunder obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To engage in robbery; to plunder. intransitive, obsolete

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Latin spoliātus, perfect passive participle of spoliō (“plunder, pillage, rob”).

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