DESPOIL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • destroy and strip of its possession
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The soldiers raped the beautiful country
    Hypernyms(s) despoil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • steal goods
    • take as spoils
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
    Hypernyms(s) despoil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)