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despojar

to strip

verb des-poh-HAHR Rare
People & Society Crime

Also means

to dispossess

Usage Note

Despojar means to strip someone of something they possess, often forcibly — property, rights, or dignity. It takes the preposition de: lo despojaron de sus bienes ('they stripped him of his assets'). The reflexive despojarse de means to rid oneself of something.

Examples

"Los soldados despojaron el pueblo de sus recursos."

Natural Translation

The soldiers stripped the town of its resources.

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