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    Plun·der
    /ˈpləndər/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. the violent and dishonest acquisition of property: "the farmers suffered the inhumanity and indignities of pillage and plunder" Similar lootingpillagingplunderingrobbery
  2. The meaning of PLUNDER is to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack. How to use plunder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Plunder.

  3. PLUNDER definition: 1. to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war: 2. to steal or remove something…. Learn more.

  4. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. Synonyms: devastate, sack, rape, ravage. 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.

  5. Plunder can mean stolen goods or money obtained illegally, or the act of taking those things. A burglar might plunder a jewelry store and then sneak off with her plunder.

  6. 4 days ago · verb. 1. to steal ( valuables, goods, sacred items, etc) from (a town, church, etc) by force, esp in time of war; loot. 2. (transitive) to rob or steal ( choice or desirable things) from (a place) to plunder an orchard. noun.

  7. to steal, especially during a war: Many of the region's churches had been plundered. plunder. noun [ U ] They lived mainly by plunder. (Definition of plunder from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of plunder. in Chinese (Traditional) (尤指戰爭期間的)掠奪,搶劫,劫掠, 騙取, 竊取… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

  8. Definition of plunder verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. Definition of plunder noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Plunder definition: to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.. See examples of PLUNDER used in a sentence.

  11. plunder. verb. /ˈplʌndər/. [intransitive, transitive] Verb Forms. to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war synonym loot The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went. plunder something (of something) The abbey had been plundered of its valuables. plunder something (from something) Only a ...

  12. There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb plunder. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  13. 1. to steal (valuables, goods, sacred items, etc) from (a town, church, etc) by force, esp in time of war; loot. 2. ( tr) to rob or steal (choice or desirable things) from (a place): to plunder an orchard. n. 3. anything taken by plundering or theft; booty. 4. the act of plundering; pillage.

  14. PLUNDER meaning: 1. to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war: 2. to steal or remove something…. Learn more.

  15. A complete guide to the word "PLUNDER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  16. Jun 2, 2024 · plunder (third-person singular simple present plunders, present participle plundering, simple past and past participle plundered) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.

  17. Plunder definition: To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage.

  18. Oct 2, 2023 · The meaning of PLUNDER is to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack. How to use plunder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Plunder.

  19. 1. : the act of stealing things from a place especially by force : the act of plundering something. the plunder of the village. All evidence suggested that the plunder of the tomb had happened long ago. 2. : things that are stolen or taken by force especially during a war.

  20. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town. 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.

  21. Synonyms for PLUNDER: loot, treasure, pillage, booty, spoil, prize, swag, haul; Antonyms of PLUNDER: real estate, immovables

  22. There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun plunder. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  23. Definition of plunder noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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