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plunder
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plun·der  (plndr)
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.
n.
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.]

plunder·a·ble adj.
plunder·er n.
plunder·ous adj.

plunder
Verb
to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime; loot
Noun
1. anything plundered; booty
2. the act of plundering; pillage [probably from Dutch plunderen]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plunderplunder - goods or money obtained illegally    
stolen property - property that has been stolen
cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
Verb1.plunder - take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2.plunder - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"
take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
3.plunder - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
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
4.plunder - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

plunder
verb 2. steal, rob, take, nick (informal) pinch (informal) embezzle, pilfer, thieve
noun 4. loot, spoils, prey, booty, swag (slang) ill-gotten gains
Translations
plunder [ˈplʌndəʳ] npillaje m (= loot); botín m
vtsaquear, pillar

plunder [ˈplʌndəʳ] npillage m
vtpiller

plunder [ˈplʌndəʳ] n (activity) → Plünderung f;
(stolen things) → Beute f
vt [+ city, tomb] → plündern

plunder [ˈplʌndəʳ] nsaccheggio

plunder
v plunder [ˈplandə]
to rob or steal from (a place) The soldiers plundered and looted (the city). plunder يَسْلُب، يَنْهَب плячкосвам (vy)plenit plyndre plündern λεηλατώ saquear, pillar röövima غارت کردن rosvota piller לִבזוֹז लूटना krađa,pljačka kifoszt, fosztogat menjarah ræna saccheggiare 略奪する 약탈하다 grobti, plėšti []laupīt merampas plunderen plyndre, røve grabić saquear a prăda грабить; воровать (vy)plieniť pleniti opljačkati plundra ปล้น yağmalamak 搶劫 грабувати; розкрадати لوٹنا، تاراج کرنا cướp bóc
n
the things stolen They ran off with their plunder. plunder مَغْنَم، ما يُنْهَب плячка kořist bytte die Beute λάφυρα, λεία botín röövsaak مال غارت شده ryöstösaalis butin בִּיזָה लूट, लूटमार plijen zsákmány jarahan ránsfengur bottino 略奪品 약탈품 grobis laupījums barang rampasan buit (ut)bytte łup saque pradă добыча, награбленное korisť plen plen byte, rov ของที่ปล้นมาได้ yağma, ganimet 掠奪物 награбоване майно, здобич مال غينمت vật cướp đoạt
n plunderer
pluderaar سالِب، ناهِب، لِص грабител plenitel røver der Plünderer/die Plünderin πλιατσικολόγος saqueador röövel یغماگر rosvo pillard/-arde בּוֹזֵז लूटने वाला pljačkaš,razbojnik fosztogató penjarah ræningi saccheggiatore 略奪者 약탈자 grobikas, plėšikas []laupītājs, zaglis perampas harta benda plunderaar plyndrer, røver grabieżca saqueador jefuitor, tâlhar грабитель;вор kto drancuje / plieni plenilec pljačkaš plundrare โจร çapulcu, yağmacı 掠奪者 грабіжник لوٹ مار کرنے والا kẻ cướp


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