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pillage vs rape

rape vs pillage

pillage and rape both are nouns.

pillage and rape both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pillage Yes No Yes No
rape Yes No Yes No
As nouns, rape is a hyponym of pillage; that is, rape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pillage:
  • pillage: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  • rape: the act of despoiling a country in warfare
pillage (noun) rape (noun)
the act of stealing valuable things from a place the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
goods or money obtained illegally the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
pillage (verb) rape (verb)
steal goods; take as spoils destroy and strip of its possession
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between pillage and rape

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