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despoil

Destroy vs Despoil - What's the difference?

destroy | despoil |


As verbs the difference between destroy and despoil

is that destroy is
to damage beyond use or repair
while despoil is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage.

As a noun despoil is

(obsolete) plunder; spoliation.

Despoil vs Bespoil - What's the difference?

despoil | bespoil |


As verbs the difference between despoil and bespoil

is that despoil is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage while bespoil is to spoil or pollute.

As a noun despoil

is plunder; spoliation.

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