Англо-русский словарь - despoil
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despoil
v. грабить, обирать; лишать (of - чего-л.) The enemy have despoiled the whole valley of its crops. The trees were despoiled of their leaves in the high wind.
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v.tr. literary (often foll. by of) plunder; rob; deprive (despoiled the roof of its lead). Derivatives despoiler n. despoilment n. despoliation n. Etymology: ME f. OF despoill(i)er f. L despoliare (as DE-, spoliare SPOIL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle English despoylen, from Anglo-French ~ler, from Latin despoliare, from de- + spoliare to strip, rob — more at spoil Date: 14th century to strip of belongings, possessions, or value ; pillage Synonyms: see ravage • ~er noun • ~ment noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(despoils, despoiling, despoiled) To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it. (FORMAL) ...people who despoil the countryside. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v literary 1 to make a place much less attractive by removing or damaging things 2 to steal from a place using force, especially in a war ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1300, from O.Fr. despoillier, from L. despoliare, from de- "entirely" + spoliare "to strip of clothing, rob," from spolium "armor, booty" (see spoil). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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