despoil
verbHow many syllables in despoil?
There are 2 syllables in the word despoil.How to pronounce despoil:
Definition of despoil:
- despoil (verb):
- to plunder
- verb. steal goods; take as spoils.
- to strip of belongings, possessions, or value pillage
Synonyms for despoil:
denude
deplume
deprive
destroy
devastate
displume
dispossess
divest
foray
loot
maraud
pillage
plunder
raid
ransack
ravage
reave
rifle
rob
sack
steal (from)
strip
take
total
trash
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Antonyms for despoil:
adjust
adorn
aid
amend
appropriate
approve
assist
augment
beautify
behave
benefit
bestow
build
care for
cherish
clean
cleanse
clothe
commend
confer
consecrate
conserve
construct
correct
cover
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