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Meanings of
despoil
in inglês
português
roubar
catalão
desvalisar
espanhol
despojar
Back to the meaning
Steal goods; take as spoils.
rifle
rob
strip
plunder
loot
foray
pillage
ransack
reave
português
roubar
catalão
saquejar
Back to the meaning
Destroy and strip of its possession.
rape
spoil
violate
catalão
saquejar
Sinônimos
Examples for "
rifle
"
rifle
rob
strip
plunder
loot
Examples for "
rifle
"
1
Research is mixed on whether the
assault
-
rifle
ban had a significant impact.
2
On the ground lay the saddle-bags and the
rifle
;
as yet unmolested.
3
Six months later I was in France shootin people with a
rifle
.
4
The booming of a
rifle
echoed in the rocks to the left.
5
In truth, the
rifle
played but a small part in the war.
1
You never
rob
from the working class area you're from; no way.
2
They said Beasley wanted to
rob
his victims and steal their identities.
3
This can
rob
the use of a number elsewhere on the ground.
4
Their intention probably was to
rob
and leave him in the desert.
5
I'd be happy to let him know you tried to
rob
us.
1
They were far superior to the tiny
strip
farms of earlier years.
2
The young one had reached the far side of the grassy
strip
.
3
When you
strip
away the detail, the choice before us is clear.
4
Central America, a
strip
of land between two oceans, is particularly vulnerable.
5
A year ago, luxury retailers turned it into a buzzing commercial
strip
.
1
The Turks
plunder
the City, and the Indian Generals withdraw in resentment.
2
The
plunder
taken in Guayaquil, exclusive of the ransom, was very considerable.
3
Local media have also uncovered
plunder
of fuel by BDZ's own employees.
4
The greater part of the
plunder
was, however, in this case refunded.
5
Pile in with us and get your share-ofthe
plunder
,
I mean.
1
Photo: Lucas Marshall The
loot
looks good for the climbers this year.
2
I just hope nobody decides to
loot
this place while we're away.
3
Meanwhile the main body of the Martians proceeded to explore and
loot
.
4
Whittle's
loot
hadn't been money and watches, but parts taken from Mary.
5
He left the tavern at first light, taking his
loot
with him.
1
Tonight, yet another
foray
into the great wasteland which is middle age.
2
The company also said its
foray
into mass gaming was going well.
3
He is still awaiting a successful outcome from his latest business
foray
.
4
Can you tell me a bit about your
foray
into the industry?
5
Feyenoord finally managed a
foray
towards the skull-capped Ederson on 20 minutes.
1
It was the era of universal
pillage
and destruction; nothing held sacred.
2
We have passed the inevitable stage of pioneer
pillage
of natural resources.
3
And in addition they will have the right to
pillage
the city.
4
They worked the people up until they joined them in the
pillage
.
5
There was no disorder or
pillage
of any kind in the city.
1
Though I was pleased they chose a traditional gentlemen's outfitter to
ransack
.
2
No one said a word as Kennedy continued to
ransack
the place.
3
He had just opened this safe apparently and begun to
ransack
it.
4
I reckon those fellows who just ran off wanted to
ransack
it.
5
Dorothy and Bess appeared, having completed a
ransack
of staterooms and cabins.
1
The
"
reave
,
"
as biotics referred to it, was used to target an opponent's nervous system.
2
Gillian launched a
reave
.
3
The result was a weak and ineffectual
"
reave
"
that did little more than give Gillian a reason to pull the trigger.
4
I got to hurry, because the mair hericopter
reaves
right away.
5
A good cow was a good cow, had she been twenty times
reaved
!
Usage of
despoil
in inglês
1
They'd probably have to completely
despoil
the surrounding acres to manage it.
2
The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to
despoil
another.
3
But not for himself did Meleager
despoil
the body of his foe.
4
Your father is an Egyptian to me, and I will
despoil
him.
5
I doubt not they be robbers, eager to overtake and
despoil
us.
6
To defile or
despoil
such beauty would be to desecrate a shrine.
7
Euphorbus, attempting to
despoil
Patroclus of his armour, is slain by Menelaus.
8
Fancy a man compelled to beg of a robber to
despoil
him!
9
Advance; and I will
despoil
myself still further for thy advantage.
10
But forgive me; it was hard for me to see you
despoil
yourself.
11
You pull down, you
despoil
;
but they build up, they restore.
12
But now the Weavers
despoil
the very land you live on.
13
He could crush and torture and
despoil
his enemies until he was tired.
14
They kill and
despoil
and exile any one whom they please.
15
He feels that, in any case, he did not
despoil
Pauline or Gardiner.
16
See then what good things you deprive and
despoil
me of.
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despoil
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
despoil churches
despoil beaches
despoil forbidden
despoil men
despoil patient
More collocations
Translations for
despoil
português
roubar
saquear
pilhar
catalão
desvalisar
expilar
espoliar
saquejar
espanhol
despojar
Despoil
through the time
Despoil
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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