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despoilation vs pillage

pillage vs despoilation

despoilation and pillage both are nouns.

despoilation is not a verb while pillage is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
despoilation Yes No No No
pillage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pillage is a hypernym of despoilation; that is, pillage is a word with a broader meaning than despoilation:
  • despoilation: the act of stripping and taking by force
  • pillage: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Other hypernyms of despoilation include pillaging, plundering.
despoilation (noun) pillage (noun)
the act of stripping and taking by force the act of stealing valuable things from a place
goods or money obtained illegally
despoilation (verb) pillage (verb)
steal goods; take as spoils
Difference between despoilation and pillage

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