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despoil
verb [T] /dɪˈspɔɪl/
/ˌdiː-/ formalDefinition
› to make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force: Many of the tombs had been despoiled.Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing
(Definition of despoil verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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