despojar — meaning in English

English meaning

• abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

despojar is used for these senses in English:

• abridge (transitive, archaic) To deprive; to cut off. [First attested around 1150–1350]
• spoil (transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of possessions; to rob, despoil. [from 14th c.]

abridge — full definition

1. verb To deprive; to cut off.
2. verb To debar from.
3. verb To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
4. verb To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.

spoil — full definition

1. verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
2. verb To indulge someone, especially a child, so much that it damages their character.
3. verb (of food) To go bad.
4. noun Plunder or loot taken by force, often in the phrase "the spoils of war."

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