: to strip or deprive (someone) of something : despoil—+ of
… he had looked upon him in the light of a mere robber, and, as such, would have bespoiled him of his ill-gotten gain, but for the judicious interference of his comrade, brother, and partner.—Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend, 1865
… but to the people of the Gulf Coast, it's just another reason to mistrust the company that bespoiled their shores.—Mobile Register (Alabama), 22 July 2010
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