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[verb] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
[verb] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
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\De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Despoiling}.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L. despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob, spolium spoil, booty. Cf. {Spoil}, {Despoliation}.] 1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of. The clothed earth is then bare, Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower. A law which restored to them an immense domain of which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay. Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss. --Milton. Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
\De*spoil"\, n. Spoil. [Obs.] --Wolsey.

Synonyms for despoil

foray, loot, pillage, plunder, plunder, ransack, rape, reave, rifle, spoil, strip, violate

See also: deplume | destroy | displume | ruin | take |

Related terms: abuse, contaminate, damage, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, devour, divest, do evil, envenom, fleece, gut with fire, impoverish, milk, misuse, ravish, ruin, shipwreck, threaten, vandalize, waste

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Let's analyse "despoil" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LIOPSED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1975 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.. . ... .--. --- .. .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: despoil: 5 + 6 + 9 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: despoil: 4 + 5 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 9 + 3 = 35, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive

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