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Present participle for 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 despoil

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

Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

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

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Verb

Present participle for steal or violently remove valuable possessions from

wreaking havoc on

laying waste to

leaving in ruins

moonlight requisitioning

going pillaging

playing mischief with

going on forays

leaving desolate

making desolate

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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.”

Verb

Present participle for to deprive for spoil

Verb

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

wreaking havoc on

bringing to ruin

leaving desolate

leaving in ruins

laying in ruins

bringing about the downfall of

laying waste to

razing to the ground

wiping off the map

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

reducing to nothing

putting paid to

playing havoc with

putting an end to

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

smashing to smithereens

bringing to an end

putting a stop to

putting the lid on

breaking into pieces

making mincemeat of

doing damage to

playing merry hell with

making a hash of

pulling to pieces

crushing to smithereens

handling roughly

interfering with

causing detriment to

dashing to pieces

sealing the doom of

putting the skids under

breaking to smithereens

breaking to pieces

nipping in the bud

doing mischief to

discolouring^UK

putting a damper on

falling to pieces

falling to bits

bringing to nought

wreaking havoc with

putting out of action

putting out of commission

driving a nail into the coffin of

destabilizing^US

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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Verb

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 despoil

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

Verb

Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

double-crossing

taking advantage of

taking for a ride

putting one over on

pulling a fast one on

pulling a swifty on

taking to the cleaners

leading up the garden path

giving someone a bum steer

selling down the river

running a game on

selling a bill of goods

Noun

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

acts of destruction

misappropriation

breaking and entering

purse-snatching

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Adjective

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

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