expolio
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== Latin ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From ex- + poliō.
==== Pronunciation ====
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛkˈspɔ.li.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ekˈspɔː.li.o]
==== Verb ====
expoliō (present infinitive expolīre, perfect active expolīvī or expoliī, supine expolītum); fourth conjugation
to smooth, polish
to elaborate, embellish
===== Conjugation =====
===== Descendants =====
→ English: expolish
=== Etymology 2 ===
From ex- + spoliō.
==== Alternative forms ====
exspoliō
==== Verb ====
expoliō (present infinitive expoliāre, perfect active expoliāvī, supine expoliātum); first conjugation
to plunder
to deprive somebody of something, strip somebody of their clothes
===== Conjugation =====
===== Synonyms =====
spoliō
=== References ===
“expolio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“expolio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
“expolio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /eɡsˈpoljo/ [eɣ̞sˈpo.ljo]
Rhymes: -oljo
Syllabification: ex‧po‧lio
=== Etymology 1 ===
Deverbal from expoliar.
==== Noun ====
expolio m (plural expolios)
pillaging, sacking
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Verb ====
expolio
first-person singular present indicative of expoliar
=== Further reading ===
“expolio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025