† deˈspoliate, v. Obs.
[f. ppl. stem of L. dēspoliāre to despoil.]
= despoil v.
| 1607 Bp. J. King Serm. Nov. 24 Excommunicate, depose, dispoliate Eagle and Falkons. 1620 Venner Via Recta ii. 40 It doth..enfeeble and dispoliate [the liver] of it's sanguifying facultie. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Despoliate, to spoil, rob, or pil. |