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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
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԻdzܲ, adjective
- ˈܲԻ, noun
- ˈܲԻ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲd·· adjective
- ܲd· noun
- ܲd·Բ· adverb
- ܲd·dzܲ adjective
- ܲ·ܲd adjective
- un·ܲd·dzܲ adjective
- un·ܲd·dzܲ·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of plunder1
Word History and Origins
Origin of plunder1
Example Sentences
Russia, he said, was "not simply robbed, it was plundered".
Does he actually intend to use America’s economic might against a sovereign nation to plunder its rich natural resources?
While Latham moved through the gears to reach his eighth ODI ton, Phillips plundered three fours and four sixes in a typically destructive knock that capped a wonderfully paced New Zealand innings.
Their latest film targets a powerful ally of Putin, Igor Sechin, arguing that Putin is only pretending to "make Russia great" while he and his cronies plunder the country's wealth.
"We will no longer put up with our strategic resources being plundered for the benefit of foreign interests under the complicit gaze of those who feed on chaos," he is quoted as saying.
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