plundering

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: pillagepillaging

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place“the plundering of the Parthenon”“his plundering of the great authors”Synonyms: pillagepillaging

Adjective (1)

  1. given to taking by force what is desired
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Plunder \Plun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering.] [G. pl["u]ndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.]

1.To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers. [1913 Webster]

Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.— South.[1913 Webster]

2.To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob. [1913 Webster]

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