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spoliate

[spoh-lee-eyt] / ˈspoʊ liˌeɪt /
VERB
plunder, rob, or ruin
Synonyms
WEAK
demolish depredate desecrate desolate despoil destroy devastate devour fleece gut lay waste loot maraud pillage plunder ransack rape ravage rifle rob ruin spoil strip waste wreak havoc wreak havoc on

Example Sentences

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"He intends to spoliate Austria as mercilessly as he formerly plundered Hamburg and the whole of Northern Germany," said the emperor, shrugging his shoulders.

From Andreas Hofer by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

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