SPOLIATE

Etymology

Verb

spoliate (third-person singular simple present spoliates, present participle spoliating, simple past and past participle spoliated)

(transitive, obsolete) To plunder

Synonyms: pillage, despoil, rob

(intransitive, obsolete) To engage in robbery; to plunder.

Anagrams

• lipoates

Source: Wiktionary


Spo"li*ate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Spoliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Spoliating.] Etym: [L. spoliatus, p.p. of spoliare spoil. See Spoil, v. t.]

Definition: To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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