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SPOLIATE Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word spoliate. (exact relations)
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despoil
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

pillage
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

rob
verbv
verb

• take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

loot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• informal terms for money

verb

• take illegally; of intellectual property

• steal goods; take as spoils

plunder
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

verb

• take illegally; of intellectual property

• plunder (a town) after capture

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

raid
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden short attack

• an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

verb

• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• enter someone else's territory and take spoils

• take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

• search for something needed or desired

ransack
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• search thoroughly

ravage
verbv
noun

• (usually plural) a destructive action

verb

• make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

sack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

• an enclosed space

• the quantity contained in a sack

• any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

• a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

• a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

verb

• plunder (a town) after capture

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• make as a net profit

• put in a sack

seize
verbv
verb

• take hold of; grab

• take or capture by force

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

• seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

• hook by a pull on the line

• affect

• capture the attention or imagination of

Alternatives for DESPOIL

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