ransack |
despoil |
As verbs the difference between ransack and despoil
is that
ransack is (
label) to loot or pillage
see also sack 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.
deteriorate |
despoil |
As verbs the difference between deteriorate and despoil
is that
deteriorate is to make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair 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 |
abridge |
Related terms |
Despoil is a related term of abridge.
As verbs the difference between despoil and abridge
is that
despoil is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage while
abridge is (archaic) to deprive; to cut off .
As a noun despoil
is (obsolete) plunder; spoliation.
devastate |
despoil |
As verbs the difference between devastate and despoil
is that
devastate is to ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest 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.
expropriate |
despoil |
As verbs the difference between expropriate and despoil
is that
expropriate is to deprive a person of their private property for public use 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 |
null |
As nouns the difference between despoil and null
is that
despoil is (obsolete) plunder; spoliation while
null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.
As a verb despoil
is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage.
despoil |
beautiful |
As a verb despoil
is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage.
As a noun despoil
is (obsolete) plunder; spoliation.
As an adjective beautiful is
attractive and possessing charm.
despoil |
looting |
As verbs the difference between despoil and looting
is that
despoil is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage while
looting is .
As nouns the difference between despoil and looting
is that
despoil is (obsolete) plunder; spoliation while
looting is the act of looting, the act of stealing during a general disturbance.
desecrate |
despoil |
As verbs the difference between desecrate and despoil
is that
desecrate is (transitive) to profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something while
despoil is to deprive for spoil; to take spoil from; to plunder; to rob; to pillage.
As an adjective desecrate
is desecrated.
As a noun despoil is
(obsolete) plunder; spoliation.
depredate |
despoil |
As verbs the difference between depredate and despoil
is that
depredate is to ransack or plunder; to prey upon 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.
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