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maraud

ma·raud

maraud

 
pronunciation:
m rawd
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: marauds, marauding, marauded
definition: to rove about in search of plunder; make a raid.
The pirates marauded, and the governor of the island was helpless against them.
similar words:
forage, foray, pillage, raid
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition: to raid or invade in order to plunder.
similar words:
despoil, foray, pillage, pirate, plunder, raid, ransack, rifle, sack
derivation: marauder (n.)