despoils

present tense third-person singular of despoil
as in plunders
to search through with the intent of committing robbery the burglars despoiled the art museum in search of treasures they thought they could sell to a fence

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“Despoils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despoils. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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