plunder vs rip

plunder and rip both are nouns.

plunder and rip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plunder	Yes	No	Yes	No
rip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rip is a hypernym of plunder; that is, rip is a word with a broader meaning than plunder:

plunder: take illegally; of intellectual property
rip: take without the owner's consent

Other hypernyms of plunder include rip off, steal.

plunder (noun)	rip (noun)
goods or money obtained illegally	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

plunder (verb)	rip (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession	criticize or abuse strongly and violently
steal goods; take as spoils	tear or be torn violently
plunder (a town) after capture	cut (wood) along the grain
take illegally; of intellectual property	move precipitously or violently
	take without the owner's consent

Difference between plunder and rip

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