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spoil

spoil
v. trans.
Plunder:
P. and V. πορθεῖν, διᾰπορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀ̆ναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, σῡλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see plunder.
Strip the dead of arms:
P. and V. σκῡλεύειν.
Ravage:
P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν, P. κείρειν, κακουργεῖν, ἀδικεῖν.
Deprive:
P. and V. ἀ̆ποστερεῖν. V. ἀ̆ποστερίσκειν ; see deprive.
Ruin, injure:
P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λῡμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see injure.
We will entreat him not to spoil the meeting:
P. δεησόμεθα αὐτοῦ . . . μὴ διαφθείρειν τὴν συνουσίαν (Plat. Prot. 338d).
Pamper:
P. διαθρύπτειν, V. ἁβρύ̄νειν.
Be spoiled, pampered:
P. and V. τρῠφᾶν.
Disgrace:
P. and V. αἰσχύ̄νειν, κᾰταισχύνειν, μιαίνειν.
V. intrans. Be injured: P. and V. διαφθείρεσθαι.Be spoiling (be eager) for a fight: P. πολεμησείειν ; at sea, P. ναυμαχησείειν.
spoil
subs.
Pl
under: P. and V. λεία, ἡ, ἁρπᾰγή, ἡ.
Arms taken from the dead:
P. and V. σκῦλα, τά, σκύ̄λευμα, τά, V. λά̆φῡρα, τά.
Booty, prey:
P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.); see prey.

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