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despoilment vs pillage

pillage vs despoilment

despoilment and pillage both are nouns.

despoilment is not a verb while pillage is a verb.

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

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