pillage

pil·lage

 (pĭl′ĭj)

v. pil·laged, pil·lag·ing, pil·lag·es

v.tr.

1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.

2. To take as spoils.

v.intr.

To take spoils by force.

n.

1. The act of pillaging.

2. Something pillaged; spoils.

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[From Middle English, booty, from Old French, from piller, to take (by ruse), plunder, manhandle, from Vulgar Latin *pīliāre, perhaps originally meaning "to deprive (someone) of his felt cap" and derived from Latin pilleus, pīleus, felt cap (given to an ancient Roman freedman as a symbol of his emancipation); perhaps akin to Greek pīlos, felt.]

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pil′lag·er n.

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pillage

(ˈpɪlɪdʒ)

vb

to rob (a town, village, etc) of (booty or spoils), esp during a war

n

1. the act of pillaging

2. something obtained by pillaging; booty

[C14: via Old French from piller to despoil, probably from peille rag, from Latin pīleus felt cap]

ˈpillager n

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pil•lage

(ˈpɪl ɪdʒ)

v. -laged, -lag•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder.

2. to take as booty.

v.i.

3. to rob with open violence; take booty.

n.

4. the act of plundering, esp. in war.

5. booty.

[1350–1400; Middle English pilage < Middle French pillage, derivative of piller to pillage, orig., to abuse, tear]

pil′lag•er, n.

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pillage

1. the act of plundering or large scale robbery, usually accompanied by violence as in wartime.
2. plundered property; booty.

See also: Theft, War

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pillage

Past participle: pillaged
Gerund: pillaging

Imperative

pillage

pillage

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pillage - goods or money obtained illegally   booty, dirty money, loot, plunder, prize, swag stolen property - property that has been stolen cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
	2.	pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" pillaging, plundering aggression, hostility - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked banditry - the practice of plundering in gangs rapine - the act of despoiling a country in warfare looting, robbery - plundering during riots or in wartime despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation, spoil - the act of stripping and taking by force ravaging, devastation - plundering with excessive damage and destruction depredation, predation - an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding sack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
Verb	1.	pillage - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" despoil, foray, ransack, reave, rifle, loot, plunder, strip take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes

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pillage

verb

1. plunder, strip, sack, rob, raid, spoil (archaic), rifle, loot, ravage, ransack, despoil, maraud, reive (dialect), depredate (rare), freeboot, spoliate Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.

noun

1. plundering, sacking, robbery, plunder, sack, devastation, marauding, depredation, rapine, spoliation There were no signs of violence or pillage.

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pillage

verb

To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:

depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, sack, spoliate, strip.

Archaic: harrow, spoil.

noun

Goods or property seized unlawfully, especially by a victor in wartime:

booty, loot, plunder, spoil (used in plural).

Slang: boodle.

Nautical: prize.

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Translations

plündern

λεηλατώ

rüüstamarüüstamine

ryöstää

pillagepiller

saccheggiaresaccheggio

plundra

pillage

[ˈpɪlɪdʒ]

A. N → pillaje m, saqueo m

B. VT & VI → saquear

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pillage

[ˈpɪlɪdʒ]

vt → piller

vi → piller

n → pillage m

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pillage

n (= act) → Plünderung f; (= booty) → Beute f

vti → plündern

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pillage

[ˈpɪlɪdʒ]

1. vt → saccheggiare

2. vi → darsi al saccheggio

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