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plun·der
 plunder
- pronunciation:
- pluhn
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
plundered, plundering, plunders |
| definition 1: |
to steal (goods), esp. by force.
The soldiers plundered food and valuables.- synonyms:
- despoil, pillage, rob, sack
- similar words:
- foray, harry, liberate, loot, maraud, pirate, raid, ransack, steal
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| definition 2: |
to steal goods from.
The thieves plundered the tiny village.- synonyms:
- raid, rob, steal, thieve
- similar words:
- despoil, liberate, loot, pillage, pirate, sack
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| related words: |
rifle, strip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take goods by force.
- synonyms:
- pillage, rob, steal
- similar words:
- forage, loot, maraud, raid, thieve
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| related words: |
harry, steal |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the wrong or unlawful taking of goods.
- synonyms:
- depredation, despoliation, looting, pillage, rapine, raven, robbery, sack
- similar words:
- piracy, seizure, thievery
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| definition 2: |
stolen goods.
- synonyms:
- booty, loot, pillage, sack, swag
- similar words:
- spoils
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| related words: |
booty, capture, conquest, depredation, graft, haul, loot, prize, trophy |
| derivations: |
plunderable (adj.), plunderous (adj.), plunderer (n.) |
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