despoil

v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people

looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

[syn: {plunder}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle}, {ransack},

{pillage}, {foray}]

2: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the

beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {violate}, {plunder}]

ESPOL

An {ALGOL} superset used to write the MCP (Master Control

Program) on the {Burroughs 6700}. Superseded by {NEWP}.

["The B6700 ESPOL Reference Manual", Burroughs, 1970].