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Antonyms for de-spoils
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : dih-spoil |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɔɪl |
- activate
- adorn
- aid
- appropriate
- approve
- assist
- assuage
- be honest
- be indifferent
- bear
- beautify
- begin
- behave
- benefit
- bequeath
- bestow
- better
- bless
- boost
- build
- building
- calm
- care for
- chasten
- cherish
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear up
- clothe
- comfort
- commend
- compliment
- condemn
- confer
- construct
- cover
- create
- creation
- cure
- decorate
- defend
- delight
- demote
- descend
- develop
- dignify
- disallow
- discourage
- disenchant
- elevate
- embellish
- employ
- encourage
- endow
- energize
- enhance
- enrich
- esteem
- exalt
- expand
- explain
- facilitate
- fail
- favor
- fill
- find
- fix
- flourish
- free
- give
- give birth
- give up
- grow
- guard
- halt
- harm
- heal
- help
- hide
- hire
- hoard
- hold
- honor
- hurt
- ignore
- improve
- increase
- indulge
- injure
- inspirit
- invest
- invigorate
- keep
- laud
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- maintain
- make happy
- mend
- neaten
- neglect
- obey
- offer
- order
- organize
- ornament
- placate
- please
- possess
- praise
- present
- preserve
- prevent
- protect
- purify
- put on
- raise
- reassure
- receive
- refresh
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remain
- repair
- respect
- restore
- retain
- return
- safeguard
- sanctify
- save
- soothe
- start
- stay
- stop
- strengthen
- success
- supply
- support
- surrender
- take
- tidy
- treat well
- turn off
- upgrade
- validate
- yield
Definition of de-spoils
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French despoillier (12c., Modern French dépouiller) "to strip, rob, deprive of, steal, borrow," from Latin despoliare "to rob, despoil, plunder," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + spoliare "to strip of clothing, rob," from spolium "armor, booty" (see spoil (v.)). Related: Despoiled; despoiling.
- As in ruination : noun ruin
- As in loot : verb steal goods
- As in maraud : verb pillage and plunder
- As in pillage : verb plunder, destroy
- As in plunder : verb ravage, steal
- As in profane : verb defile, desecrate
- As in raid : verb attack, pillage
- As in ransack : verb turn inside out in search; ravage
- As in rape : verb sexual assault by force; act of plunder
- As in ravage : verb destroy, ransack
- As in rifle : verb ransack
- As in rob : verb steal, deprive
- As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
- As in sack : verb raid, plunder
- As in spoil : verb ruin, hurt
- As in steal : verb take something without permission
- As in strip : verb bare, uncover
- As in vandalize : verb destroy
- As in waste : verb ruin, destroy
- As in wreak havoc : verb cause destruction
- As in depredate : verb plunder
- As in harrow : verb sack
- As in pauperize : verb ruin
- As in spoliate : verb sack
- As in unclothe : verb strip
- As in corrupt : verb pervert; pollute
- As in deflower : verb ravish; take away beauty
- As in deprive : verb keep or take away something wanted, needed
- As in desecrate : verb abuse, violate
- As in desolate : verb ravage, destroy
- As in despoil : verb ravage, destroy
- As in destroy : verb demolish, devastate
- As in devastate : verb demolish, destroy
- As in divest : verb dispossess; take off
- As in fleece : verb plunder, steal
- As in gut : verb clean out, strip
- As in harass : verb badger
Synonyms for de-spoils
- abase
- abduct
- abort
- abscond
- abuse
- adulterate
- animalize
- annihilate
- annoy
- annul
- appropriate
- arrogate
- assail
- assault
- attack
- axe
- bait
- bane
- bankrupt
- bare
- bastardize
- be evil
- bedevil
- befoul
- beggar
- beleaguer
- bereave
- betray
- blackmail
- blaspheme
- bleed
- blemish
- blight
- blockade
- blot out
- bomb
- bombard
- boost
- botch
- bother
- bowel
- breach
- break
- break down
- break in
- break into
- break up
- bribe
- bring down
- bring to ruin
- bug
- bullyrag
- burglarize
- burgle
- burn
- bust
- butcher
- capture
- carry off
- charge
- cheat
- clean out
- clip
- comb
- commit sacrilege
- commit sin
- compromise
- con
- confiscate
- consume
- contaminate
- cop
- corrupt
- cozen
- cream
- create chaos
- crush
- curse
- cuss
- damage
- damn
- darn
- debase
- debauch
- decay
- deceive
- decimate
- decompose
- decorticate
- deface
- defalcate
- defeat
- defile
- deflorate
- deform
- defraud
- degrade
- demean
- demolish
- demoralize
- denudate
- denude
- deplete
- deplore
- depopulate
- deprave
- depreciate
- depredate
- deprive
- descend on
- desecrate
- desolate
- despoil
- destroy
- destroyer
- destruction
- devastate
- devil
- devour
- dilapidate
- disembowel
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disinherit
- dismantle
- disorganize
- dispatch
- displace
- dispossess
- disrobe
- disrupt
- distress
- disturb
- ditch
- divert
- divest
- do in
- do one in
- do out of
- do wrong
- dock
- doff
- downfall
- drain
- draw
- dress
- dump
- eat
- eighty-six
- embezzle
- empty
- end
- eradicate
- erase
- eviscerate
- exasperate
- excorticate
- exenterate
- exhaust
- explore
- expose
- expropriate
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- fall upon
- fatigue
- ferret
- filch
- fire on
- fix
- flame
- fleece
- flimflam
- forage
- foray
- force
- get to
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- gnaw
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- gouge
- grab
- grease palm
- gut
- harass
- harm
- harry
- hassle
- have
- havoc
- heat
- heckle
- heist
- hijack
- hold back
- hold for ransom
- hold up
- hoodoo
- hound
- housebreak
- hull
- hunt
- hurt
- husk
- hustle
- ill-treat
- impair
- impoverish
- infect
- injure
- inroad
- intimidate
- invade
- investigate
- irk
- irritate
- jerk around
- keep
- kidnap
- kill
- kip
- knock off
- knock over
- lay bare
- lay low
- lay waste
- lean against
- lean on
- leave in ruins
- leave no stone unturned
- level
- liberate
- lift
- liquidate
- loft
- look all over for
- look high and low
- look into
- loot
- lose
- lower
- lure
- macerate
- maim
- make
- make a mess of
- make lose face
- make off with
- make useless
- maltreat
- mangle
- mar
- maraud
- march on
- mess up
- milk
- misappropriate
- mistreat
- misuse
- mock
- molest
- moonlight requisition
- muck up
- mudsling
- mug
- mulct
- mutilate
- nab
- noodge
- nuke
- nullify
- oust
- outrage
- overcharge
- overhaul
- overrun
- overthrow
- overturn
- overwhelm
- pain
- pauperize
- peculate
- peel
- peer
- perplex
- persecute
- pervert
- pester
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plague
- play mischief with
- pluck
- plunder
- poach
- pollute
- possess
- prejudice
- prey
- probe
- profane
- promote
- prostitute
- prostrate
- prowl
- pry
- pull down
- purloin
- put double whammy on
- putrefy
- quash
- quell
- raid
- rake
- ransack
- rape
- rattle one's cage
- ravage
- ravish
- raze
- reduce
- relieve
- remove
- requisition
- revile
- ride
- rifle
- rip
- rip off
- rob
- roll
- rook
- rope in
- rot
- ruin
- rummage
- run a game on
- run off with
- rustle
- sabotage
- sack
- sally
- sally forth
- salvage
- scale
- scan
- scorn
- scour
- scrounge
- scrutinize
- search
- seduce
- seek
- seize
- sell a bill of goods
- shaft
- shake down
- shatter
- shave
- shed
- shell
- shoplift
- shuck
- sink
- skim
- skin
- slay
- slip out of
- slough
- smash
- smash and grab
- snatch
- snitch
- snuff out
- sound
- spirit away
- spoil
- spoilate
- spoliate
- spray paint
- spy
- square
- squash
- stain
- stamp out
- steal
- stick up
- stiff
- storm
- strafe
- strain
- stress
- strike
- strip
- strong-arm
- suborn
- subvert
- suppress
- swallow up
- swear
- sweep
- sweep away
- swindle
- swipe
- swoop
- taint
- take
- take apart
- take away
- take for a ride
- take from
- take off
- take possession of
- take to the cleaners
- talk dirty
- tar
- tarnish
- tear
- tear down
- tease
- thieve
- tip over
- tire
- torment
- torpedo
- total
- trample
- trash
- trespass
- trouble
- try
- unclothe
- uncover
- undermine
- undo
- undoing
- undress
- unload
- upset
- use up
- vandalize
- vaporize
- vex
- vice
- violate
- vitiate
- voodoo
- walk off with
- warp
- waste
- wax
- weary
- wipe off map
- wipe out
- withdraw
- withhold
- work on
- worry
- wrack
- wreak havoc
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
- wrecker
- wrest
- zap
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