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despoliation

[ dih-spoh-lee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of plundering.
  2. the fact or circumstance of being plundered.


despoliation

/ ɪˌəʊɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
  2. the state of being despoiled
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of despoliation1

1650–60; < Late Latin ŧDZپō- (stem of ŧDZپō ), equivalent to Latin ŧDZ ( us ) (past participle of ŧDZ; despoil ) + -ō- -ion
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If the final AR image of plastic bags, echoed by one onstage, gestures toward a critique of environmental despoliation, it’s a wan gesture.

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Daemon returned as a conqueror with a new haircut, seeming redeemed until he took Rhaenyra on her despoliation tour of the dirty old town.

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They drove industry, which drove the despoliation of the planet.

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But the application of modern science and engineering to economic affairs also set in motion a ruinous despoliation of the planet.

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He said the court’s decision represented “a second despoliation of the painting.”

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