English → Latin
“despoliation” in Latin
spoliātiōrobbing, plunderingdīreptiōplundering, pillaging, sack, sacking; stealing; rapeexpīlātiōpillaging, plunderingorbātĭoa deprivingprīvātiōprivation, deprivation
The English word despoliation itself goes back to Latin spoliō, through dēspoliātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
despoliation
spoliatio: direptio: expilatio: orbatio: privatio [SYN. of verbs in DEPRIVE]. (The words are found in this connection and order.) expilatio direptioque.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for despoliation?
- The usual Latin words for “despoliation” are spoliātiō, dīreptiō, expīlātiō; also orbātĭo, prīvātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.