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ex·pi·la·tion
\ˌekspə̇ˈlāshən, -ˌspīˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin expilation-, expilatio, from expilatus (past participle of expilare to plunder, from ex- ex- (I) + -pilare, perhaps akin to Latin pila pillar, pier) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at pile
archaic : the act of plundering : spoliation
< whence … proceeds this ravenous expilation of the state — Samuel Daniel > |