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单词 spoliate
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spoliate

[ spoh-lee-eyt ]
/ ˈspoʊ liˌeɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), spo·li·at·ed, spo·li·at·ing.

to plunder, rob, or ruin.

Origin of spoliate

1715–25; <Latin spoliātus, past participle of spoliāre to spoil. See spoil, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM spoliate

spo·li·a·tor, noun

Words nearby spoliate

spokesmodel, spokesperson, spokeswoman, spokewise, spolia opima, spoliate, spoliation, spondaic, spondee, spondulicks, spondulix
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Example sentences from the Web for spoliate

  • Astor did not debauch, spoliate, and incite slaughter because he took pleasure in doing them.

    History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I|Myers Gustavus

British Dictionary definitions for spoliate

spoliate
/ (ˈspəʊlɪˌeɪt) /

verb

a less common word for despoil
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