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despoil

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to plunder or strip of possessions by force

In a sentence

Despoil in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing despoil in a sentence.

Invading armies despoiled the temples of their gold and relics.

Synonyms
plunderravageloot
Antonyms
enrichrestoreprotect
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Questions about “despoil

Despoil (verb) means to plunder or strip of possessions by force
Here is despoil used in an example sentence: "Invading armies despoiled the temples of their gold and relics."
Common synonyms for despoil include plunder, ravage, loot.
Antonyms of despoil include enrich, restore, protect.
Despoil is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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