de·spoil 
/dɪˈspojəl/ verb
de·spoils; de·spoiled; de·spoil·ing /dɪˈspojəl/ verb [+ obj] literary 1 : to severely damage or ruin (a place)
▪ The landscape has been despoiled by industrial development. 2 : to forcefully take what is valuable from (a place)
▪ The invaders despoiled [=plundered] the village.
▪ The landscape has been despoiled by industrial development.
▪ The invaders despoiled [=plundered] the village.
— de·spoil·er noun, plural de·spoil·ers [count]
▪ He sees human beings as despoilers of nature.
▪ He sees human beings as despoilers of nature.
