despoil vs ransack

despoil and ransack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
despoil	No	No	Yes	No
ransack	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, despoil and ransack are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of despoil include foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, rifle, strip.

despoil (verb)	ransack (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession	search thoroughly
steal goods; take as spoils	steal goods; take as spoils