No. 10,882 in Spanish
despojar
To strip, deprive, or dispossess.
In a sentence
El huracán logró despojar al árbol de todas sus hojas.
The hurricane managed to strip the tree of all its leaves.
Here, 'despojar' means to strip something away physically from something else.
El dictador intentó despojar a los ciudadanos de sus derechos.
The dictator tried to deprive the citizens of their rights.
In this context, 'despojar' refers to depriving someone of something abstract, such as rights or privileges.
Se sintió despojado de toda esperanza tras recibir la noticia.
He felt stripped of all hope after receiving the news.
In this use, 'despojar' conveys the feeling of losing something personal, such as hope or emotional strength, often in an implied, figurative manner.
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