ransack vs despoil

ransack and despoil both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ransack	No	No	Yes	No
despoil	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ransack and despoil are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ransack include foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, rifle, strip.

ransack (verb)	despoil (verb)
search thoroughly	destroy and strip of its possession
steal goods; take as spoils	steal goods; take as spoils