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despoil

verb

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To strip of valuables or damage through plundering.

The invading army threatened to despoil the sanctuary.
Dictionary practice example.
The campaign opposed a proposal that would despoil the valley.
From Vocabulary Studio 17: Deprecate to desultory.
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