despoil of



despoil something of something

to make something, such as a town, tomb, or building, lose value by stealing from it; to rob something of something. The vandals despoiled the castle of much of its furnishings. The land was despoiled of its fertility by overplanting.
See also: of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orval['ɔ:vəl]
KyleeKIE-leeEnglish
Manas-Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi
Husamhu-SAH:MArabic
Khayri-Arabic
Juliezhuy-LEE (French), YOO-lee-e (Danish), YUW-lye (Czech), JOO-lee (English)French, Danish, Norwegian, Czech, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese