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rape vs pillaging

pillaging vs rape

rape and pillaging both are nouns.

rape is a verb but pillaging is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rape Yes No Yes No
pillaging Yes No No No
As nouns, pillaging is a hypernym of rape; that is, pillaging is a word with a broader meaning than rape:
  • rape: the act of despoiling a country in warfare
  • pillaging: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Other hypernyms of rape include pillage, plundering.
rape (noun) pillaging (noun)
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will the act of stealing valuable things from a place
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
rape (verb) pillaging (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between rape and pillaging

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