despoil
de·spoil / diˈspoil/ • v. [tr.] (often be despoiled) steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder: the church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.DERIVATIVES: de·spoil·er n.de·spoil·ment n.de·spo·li·a·tion / -ˌspōlēˈāshən/ n.
More From encyclopedia.com
debark , de·bark1 / dēˈbärk/ • v. [intr.] leave a ship or aircraft. ∎ [tr.] unload (cargo or troops) from a ship or aircraft. DERIVATIVES: de·bar·ka·tion / ˌd… Decapitate , de·cap·i·tate / diˈkapiˌtāt/ • v. [tr.] cut off the head of (a person or animal): [as adj.] (decapitated) a decapitated body. ∎ cut the end or top fr… De Broglie , de Broglie Delineate , delineate •labiate •irradiate, radiate •mediate • ideate • repudiate •palliate, retaliate •affiliate, ciliate, conciliate, humiliate •exfoliate, foli… defer , de·fer1 / diˈfər/ • v. (-ferred , -fer·ring ) [tr.] put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone: they deferred the decision until February… Alonso Fernandez De Avellaneda , Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda (älôn´sō fārnän´dāth dā ävĕlyänā´ŧħä), pen name used by the unknown Spanish writer who published a spurious second par…
About this article
despoil
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
despoil