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despoil

/dɪˈspɔɪl/verb

उच्चारण डिस्पॉइल

लूटना, लूट-पाट करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (of sth) literary

    to steal something valuable from a place

    लूटना, लूट-पाट करना

    • Invading armies despoiled the temples of their treasures.

    Synonyms plunder loot pillage rob sack

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth literary

    to make a place less attractive or valuable by damaging or destroying it

    उजाड़ना, नष्ट करना, बर्बाद करना

    • Illegal mining has despoiled large areas of the forest.

    Synonyms ravage ruin devastate spoil destroy

    Opposite protect preserve

◇Word family
despoliation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

plunder loot pillage rob sack ravage ruin devastate spoil destroy

Antonyms

protect preserve

§Grammar and usage

Despoil a place of something, as in 'despoiled the city of its wealth'.

Despoil a place of something सही प्रयोग है, जैसे 'despoiled the city of its wealth'।