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spoliate

(ˈspəʊlɪˌeɪt)
vb
a less common word for despoil
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spo•li•ate

(ˈspoʊ liˌeɪt)

v.t., v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to plunder, rob, or ruin.
[1715–25; < Latin spoliātus, past participle of spoliāre to spoil. See spoil, -ate1]
spo`li•a′tion, n.
spo′li•a`tor, n.
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spoliate


Past participle: spoliated
Gerund: spoliating

Imperative
spoliate
spoliate
Present
I spoliate
you spoliate
he/she/it spoliates
we spoliate
you spoliate
they spoliate
Preterite
I spoliated
you spoliated
he/she/it spoliated
we spoliated
you spoliated
they spoliated
Present Continuous
I am spoliating
you are spoliating
he/she/it is spoliating
we are spoliating
you are spoliating
they are spoliating
Present Perfect
I have spoliated
you have spoliated
he/she/it has spoliated
we have spoliated
you have spoliated
they have spoliated
Past Continuous
I was spoliating
you were spoliating
he/she/it was spoliating
we were spoliating
you were spoliating
they were spoliating
Past Perfect
I had spoliated
you had spoliated
he/she/it had spoliated
we had spoliated
you had spoliated
they had spoliated
Future
I will spoliate
you will spoliate
he/she/it will spoliate
we will spoliate
you will spoliate
they will spoliate
Future Perfect
I will have spoliated
you will have spoliated
he/she/it will have spoliated
we will have spoliated
you will have spoliated
they will have spoliated
Future Continuous
I will be spoliating
you will be spoliating
he/she/it will be spoliating
we will be spoliating
you will be spoliating
they will be spoliating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been spoliating
you have been spoliating
he/she/it has been spoliating
we have been spoliating
you have been spoliating
they have been spoliating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been spoliating
you will have been spoliating
he/she/it will have been spoliating
we will have been spoliating
you will have been spoliating
they will have been spoliating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been spoliating
you had been spoliating
he/she/it had been spoliating
we had been spoliating
you had been spoliating
they had been spoliating
Conditional
I would spoliate
you would spoliate
he/she/it would spoliate
we would spoliate
you would spoliate
they would spoliate
Past Conditional
I would have spoliated
you would have spoliated
he/she/it would have spoliated
we would have spoliated
you would have spoliated
they would have spoliated
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spoliate

verb
To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:
Archaic: harrow, spoil.
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