Spoliate

Synonyms of spoliate

• plunder
• despoil
• pillage

Antonyms of spoliate

• preserve
• protect
• conserve

Collocations of spoliate

spoliate evidence

Frequency: 80 %

The suspect attempted to spoliate evidence from the crime scene.

spoliate artifacts

Frequency: 70 %

The tomb raiders were caught trying to spoliate valuable artifacts.

spoliate documents

Frequency: 60 %

The company was fined for attempting to spoliate important documents.

spoliate resources

Frequency: 50 %

Illegal logging operations continue to spoliate the natural resources of the region.

Idiomatic Expressions for spoliate

• Phrase: spoil the fun
  Meaning: to ruin the enjoyment or excitement of a situation
  Usage: Don't spoil the fun by bringing up old arguments.