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plunder
[pluhn-der]
verb (used with object)
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc..
to plunder a town.
Synonyms: , , ,to rob, despoil, or fleece.
to plunder the public treasury.
to take wrongfully, as by pillage, robbery, or fraud.
to plunder a piece of property.
verb (used without object)
to take plunder; pillage.
noun
plundering, pillage, or spoliation.
Synonyms: ,that which is taken in plundering; loot.
Synonyms: , ,anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud.
plunder
/ ˈʌԻə /
verb
to steal (valuables, goods, sacred items, etc) from (a town, church, etc) by force, esp in time of war; loot
(tr) to rob or steal (choice or desirable things) from (a place)
to plunder an orchard
noun
anything taken by plundering or theft; booty
the act of plundering; pillage
Other Word Forms
- plunderable adjective
- plunderer noun
- plunderingly adverb
- plunderous adjective
- unplundered adjective
- unplunderous adjective
- unplunderously adverb
- ˈܲԻdzܲ adjective
- ˈܲԻ noun
- ˈܲԻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of plunder1
Word History and Origins
Origin of plunder1
Example Sentences
History is inescapable in the Middle East, always present, a storehouse of justification to be plundered.
And when you pair it with the notion that poverty is a sin, it's also used as a justification to plunder the lower classes, when even groups of people are seen as natural resources.
Haaland swept all before him in his first season in England, plundering 52 goals in 53 games as City claimed a Treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.
The current president's father ruled from 1965 to 1986, imposing martial law, and plundering billions of dollars from the national purse.
Russia, he said, was "not simply robbed, it was plundered".
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