despojar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bereave verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- despoil verb To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
- loot noun Goods stolen or taken by force, especially during war, a riot, or (in video games) after defeating an enemy.
- pillage verb To loot or plunder a place by force, typically during war.
- plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
- raid noun A sudden attack or surprise incursion, often by armed forces or police.
- spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
- strip noun A long, narrow piece of material or land.
Senses
despojar is used for these senses in English:
- bereave (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- loot (transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.
- pillage (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
- plunder (transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- spoil (transitive, archaic) To strip or deprive (someone) of possessions; to rob, despoil. [from 14th c.]
- strip (transitive) To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
bereave — full definition
- verb To deprive by or as if by violence; to rob; to strip.
- verb To take away by destroying, impairing, or spoiling; take away by violence.
- verb To deprive of power; prevent.
- verb To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
despoil — full definition
- verb To plunder; to pillage; take spoil from.
- verb To violently strip (someone), with indirect object of their possessions etc.; to rob.
- verb To strip (someone) of their clothes; to undress.