plun·der

(plŭn′dər)

v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders

v.tr.

1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.

2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies.

v.intr.

To take booty; rob.

1. The act or practice of plundering.

2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

[German plündern, from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plunder, household goods.]

plun′der·a·ble adj.

plun′der·er n.

plun′der·ous adj.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" pillaging, pillage 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"
Adj.	1.	plundering - given to taking by force what is desired acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"

Translations

plundering

[ˈplʌndərɪŋ] N → saqueo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

plundering

n (of place) → Plünderung f, → Plündern nt; (of things) → Raub m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

plundering

[ˈplʌnd/ərɪŋ]

1. adj → saccheggiatore/trice

2. n → saccheggio

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"Who's got the Moonstone?" was the rallying cry which perpetually caused the plundering, as soon as it was stopped in one place, to break out in another.

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In raiding and plundering be like fire, is immovability like a mountain.

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And throughout the house there was a joyous movement of people who believed they were plundering monseigneur.

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