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  • 101Spoilt — Spoil Spoil (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoiled} (spoild) or {Spoilt} (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoiling}.] [F. spolier, OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf. {Despoil}, {Spoliation}.] 1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to… …

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  • 102Spoliate — 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. [1913… …

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  • 103Spoliated — 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… …

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  • 104Spoliating — 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… …

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  • 105To go a-begging — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …

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  • 106To go about — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …

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  • 107To go abraod — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …

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  • 108To go against — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …

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  • 109To go ahead — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …

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  • 110To go all fours — Go Go, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS, wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan. gaae; cf …

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