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spoliate

spoliate verb: to plunder.

Verb

spoliate (third-person singular simple present spoliates, present participle spoliating, simple past and past participle spoliated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To plunder
    Synonyms:
    pillage, despoil, rob
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To engage in robbery; to plunder.

spoliate meaning in Tamil

spoliate in Tamil

சூறையாடு

Synonyms of spoliate

Forms of spoliate

third-person singular presentspoliates
present participlespoliating
past participlespoliated
pastspoliated

Origin of spoliate

From Latin spoliātus, perfect passive participle of spoliō (“plunder, pillage, rob”).

Questions about spoliate

What does spoliate mean?
Spoliate means to plunder.
What is spoliate in Tamil?
Spoliate in Tamil is சூறையாடு. See Spoliate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spoliate?
Spoliate is a verb.
What is the past tense of spoliate?
The past tense of spoliate is spoliated.

Words near spoliate in the dictionary

  1. spolia opima
  2. spoliaria
  3. spoliaries
  4. spoliarium
  5. spoliary
  6. spoliate
  7. spoliated
  8. spoliates
  9. spoliating
  10. spoliation
  11. spoliations

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