spoliate

Verb

Verb Forms: spoliated, spoliating, spoliates

To plunder or forcibly strip of goods, especially during war.
To plunder
To engage in robbery; to plunder.

Examples

He managed to SPOLIATE his opponent’s high-scoring potential with a clever blocking play.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

despoil, pillage, rob

Scrabble Score: 10

spoliate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
spoliate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
spoliate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

spoliate: valid Words With Friends Word