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destroy vs despoil

despoil vs destroy

destroy and despoil both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
despoil No No Yes No
As verbs, despoil is a hyponym of destroy; that is, despoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably
  • despoil: destroy and strip of its possession
Other hyponyms of destroy include burn, burn down, fire, desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste, harry, ravage, break, break, bust, vandalise, vandalize, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, plunder, rape, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.
destroy (verb) despoil (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly destroy and strip of its possession
destroy completely; damage irreparably steal goods; take as spoils
put (an animal) to death
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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