What is "spoliate"

Spoliate \Spo"li*ate\ (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Spoliated (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoliating (-[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of spoliare to spoil. See Spoil, v. t.] To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.

vb. 1 (context transitive obsolete English) To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob. 2 (context intransitive obsolete English) To engage in robbery; to plunder.