EXPOLIASSET, expoliasset
Sounds Like: eks-poh-lee-AS-set
Translations: he might have plundered, he might have stripped, he might have despoiled, he might have robbed
From the root: EXPOLIO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: EXPOLIASSET is a form of the Latin verb EXPOLIO, meaning 'to plunder,' 'to strip,' 'to despoil,' or 'to rob.' It is a compound word formed from the prefix EX- (out of, from) and POLIO (to polish, to smooth, to refine), though in this context, the meaning of POLIO shifts to 'to strip' or 'to plunder.' This specific form, EXPOLIASSET, is used to describe an action that would have been completed in the past, often in a hypothetical or subordinate clause, indicating what someone might have done.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Pluperfect, Active, Subjunctive
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, EXPOLIO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- EXPOLIO — polish, refine, smooth, adorn, embellish, improve, perfect
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