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Spoiling
To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
📖 Definitions of "Spoiling"
verb
- 1
To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
- 2
To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
- 3
To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
- 4
To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
noun
- 1
Plunder; pillage
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spoiling"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spoilagenoun | The process of spoiling. |
| derailingnoun | The act by which something is derailed. |
| wreckingnoun | The act by which something is wrecked. |
| ruiningnoun | The act or process by which something is ruined. |
| wastingnoun | Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass. |
| impairingnoun | impairment |
| corrupting | that infects or taints |
| destroyingverb | (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist. |
| plunderingnoun | The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder. |
| plundernoun | An instance of plundering. |
| spoliationnoun | (by extension) (law) (uncountable) The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value. |
| spoilationnoun | A spoiling or ruining; destruction. |
| purloiningnoun | theft |
| plunderagenoun | (maritime law) The embezzlement of goods on shipboard. |
| freebootingnoun | (computing) Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content. |
| purloinmentnoun | The act of purloining; theft |
| buccaneeringnoun | robbery on the high seas; piracy |
| pocketingverb | The act of something being taken (usually illicitly purloined). |
| pilferingnoun | The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft. |
| usurpingverb | usurpation |
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