transitive verb. : to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage.
How do you use despoiled in a sentence?
Despoiled sentence example
- He retired to the island of Sardinia, while the French despoiled Piedmont, thereby adding fuel to the resentment rapidly growing against them in every part of Europe. ...
- The sarcophagus of Galla Placidia has, like the two others that stand here, been despoiled of its contents.
What does the term pillage mean?
1 : the act of looting or plundering especially in war. 2 : something taken as booty. pillage. verb. pillaged; pillaging.
