DESPOIL, verb intransitive [Latin To spoil.] 1. To strip; to take from by force; to rob; to deprive; followed by of; as, to despoil one of arms; to despoil of honors; to despoil of innocence. 2. To strip or divest by any means.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI