plunder
[verb]
Synonyms:
- loot, pillage, raid, ransack, rifle, rob, sack, strip
[noun]
Synonyms:
- loot, booty, ill-gotten gains, pillage, prize, spoils, swag (slang)

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I. plun‧der¹ /ˈplʌndə $ -ər/ verb written
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: German; Origin: plündern, from Middle High German plunder 'things used in the home, clothes']

1. [intransitive and transitive] to steal large amounts of money or property from somewhere, especially while fighting in a war:
The rich provinces of Asia Minor were plundered by the invaders.

2. [transitive] to use up all or most of the supplies of something in a careless way:
Unlicensed fishermen have plundered tuna stocks.
the egotism of man as he plunders our planet
—plunderer noun [countable]

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II. plunder² noun [uncountable] written

1. things that have been stolen during a violent attack, especially during a war:
Henry’s army returned loaded down with plunder.

2. the act of plundering:
fear of invasion and plunder

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