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Despoil

Noun CEFR B1
dɪˈspɔɪl

Definitions

Plunder; spoliation.

countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldespojar
日本語略奪する
العربيةإسلب
4 more languages
Българскиграбя
Gaeilgecreach
Latinapraedor
Românădespuia

Examples

“’Tis done;—despoil and desolation / O’er Rylstone’s fair domain have⟳ blown; […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

despoilation Despoiled Despoiler Despoilers Despoiling Despoilment

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