What does "esquilmar" mean in English?

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Spanish

esquilmar

English

to exploit

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Alternative translations of "esquilmar"

to overexploit
to deplete
to exhaust
to plunder

Examples of how to use "esquilmar" in Spanish

Spanish
Esquilmaron los recursos.
English
They exhausted the resources.
Spanish
Ellos esquilman los recursos naturales rápidamente.
English
They are rapidly exhausting the natural resources.
Spanish
Los colonos esquilmaron la tierra.
English
The settlers exhausted the land.
Spanish
Antes esquilábamos el bosque cada año.
English
We used to clear the forest every year.
Spanish
No esquilmaré los recursos del lago.
English
I will not exhaust the lake's resources.

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Esquilmaron los recursos.

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