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destroy vs plunder

plunder vs destroy

destroy is not a noun while plunder is a noun.

destroy and plunder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
destroy No No Yes No
plunder Yes No Yes No
As verbs, plunder is a hyponym of destroy; that is, plunder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:
  • destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably
  • plunder: 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, despoil, rape, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.
destroy (noun) plunder (noun)
goods or money obtained illegally
destroy (verb) plunder (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 plunder (a town) after capture
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of take illegally; of intellectual property
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