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despojar

  • [d̪espoˈxaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del castellano antiguo despojar ('despojar'), y este del latín dēspoliāre.

verb haber despojado · despojando · habiendo despojado · despojado · despojo · despojas

  1. Privar a uno de lo que goza y tiene; desposeerle de ello con violencia.
  2. Derecho Quitar jurídicamente la posesión de los bienes o habitación que uno tenía, para dárselo a su legítimo dueño, precediendo sentencia para ello.

In English

  • spoil to strip
  • bereave take away someone or something important or close
  • strip to take away, to plunder
  • despoil To deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob;
  • dispossess deprive someone of possession in general

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"despojar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/despojar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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despojar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/despojar

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"despojar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/despojar.

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@misc{despojar_2026,
  title = {despojar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/despojar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}