despoil

English Thesaurus

1. destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	destroy, ruin,
definition	:	destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)

2. steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	take,
definition	:	take by force (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	deplume, displume,
definition	:	strip of honors, possessions, or attributes (verb.possession)

3. destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	rape, rapine,
definition	:	the act of despoiling a country in warfare (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	spoil,
definition	:	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) (noun.possession)

4. steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	looting, robbery,
definition	:	plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler,
definition	:	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

derivation	:	booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag,
definition	:	goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)

5. destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)

derivation	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	rape, rapine,
definition	:	the act of despoiling a country in warfare (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	spoil,
definition	:	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) (noun.possession)

6. steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	looting, robbery,
definition	:	plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler,
definition	:	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

derivation	:	booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag,
definition	:	goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)