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despoil

v.
UK //dɪspˈɔɪl// de·spoil Archaic
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English despoylen, dispoylen, from Old French despoillier ( > French dépouiller), from Latin dēspoliō, dēspoliāre.

Etymology 2

From Middle English despoylle, dispoyll, from Old French despoille, despueille, deverbal from despoillier.

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