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Present participle for to steal or violently remove valuable possessions from

Present participle for to deprive for spoil

Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

Present participle for to treat with violent disrespect, especially something considered sacred

Present participle for to unlawfully take possession of something

Present participle for to engage in carnal activity with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

The act of pillaging or raiding a land or area

Seeking to gain through the exploitation or plundering of land or property

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Verb

Present participle for to steal or violently remove valuable possessions from

wreaking havoc on

laying waste to

leaving in ruins

moonlight requisitioning

leaving desolate

going pillaging

going on forays

making desolate

playing mischief with

razing to the ground

wiping off the map

wiping off the face of the earth

blowing to bits

wiping from the face of the earth

reducing to ruins

blowing to pieces

knocking to pieces

doing away with

blowing sky-high

putting paid to

tearing to pieces

committing genocide

cutting a swath through

destroying root and branch

removing all traces of

wiping off face of earth

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

destroying by fire

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“If you despoil a whole town, if you wreck the environment for thousands of people, somebody's going to describe you as an entrepreneurial genius.”

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Present participle for to deprive for spoil

“The looters planned to despoil the abandoned house of its valuable artwork.”

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Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

making a mess of

blowing a hole in

putting the kibosh on

bringing to naught

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

wreaking havoc on

bringing about the downfall of

laying waste to

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

reducing to nothing

leaving desolate

leaving in ruins

playing havoc with

putting an end to

putting paid to

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

putting a stop to

bringing to an end

putting the lid on

doing damage to

playing merry hell with

making a hash of

handling roughly

interfering with

causing detriment to

nipping in the bud

sealing the doom of

putting the skids under

doing mischief to

discolouring^UK

putting a damper on

driving a nail into the coffin of

destabilizing^US

delivering a blow to

prevailing over

destabilising^UK

detracting from

neutralizing^US

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

neutralising^UK

putting at risk

rendering ineffective

working against

raining on someone's parade

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Present participle for to treat with violent disrespect, especially something considered sacred

dishonouring^UK

treating sacrilegiously

committing sacrilege

treating with disrespect

blaspheming against

committing sacrilege against

laying waste to

bastardizing^US

bastardising^UK

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

making degenerate

reducing in value

living in the gutter

reducing in quality

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

lowering the status of

reducing the status of

dragging through the mud

taking advantage of

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Verb

Present participle for to unlawfully take possession of something

Verb

Present participle for to engage in carnal activity with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

Noun

The act of pillaging or raiding a land or area

acts of destruction

breaking and entering

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Adjective

Seeking to gain through the exploitation or plundering of land or property

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