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despoil
Averb
rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
 destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
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plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
 steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
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