plunder

plunder

to rob by open force, as in war; to take wrongfully as by pillage or fraud

Not to be confused with:

burglary – breaking and entering a building with intent to steal

robbery – taking the property of a person in his or her presence by violence or intimidation

theft – the act of stealing; unlawfully taking and carrying away the property of another; larceny

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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.

n.

1. The act or practice of plundering.

2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

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

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plun′der·a·ble adj.

plun′der·er n.

plun′der·ous adj.

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plunder

(ˈplʌndə)

vb

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

[C17: probably from Dutch plunderen (originally: to plunder household goods); compare Middle High German plunder bedding, household goods]

ˈplunderable adj

ˈplunderer n

ˈplunderous adj

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plun•der

(ˈplʌn dər)

v.t.

1. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war: to plunder a town.

2. to rob or fleece: to plunder the public treasury.

3. to take by pillage, robbery, or fraud.

v.i.

4. to take plunder; pillage.

n.

5. plundering or pillage.

6. that which is taken in plundering; loot.

7. anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud.

[1620–30; < Dutch plunderen]

plun′der•a•ble, adj.

plun′der•er, n.

plun′der•ing•ly, adv.

plun′der•ous, adj.

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plunder

- Etymologically, it means "rob of household goods," from Dutch plunde/plunne, "household goods."

See also related terms for rob.

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plunder

Past participle: plundered
Gerund: plundering

Imperative

plunder

plunder

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plunder - goods or money obtained illegally   booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, prize, swag stolen property - property that has been stolen cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
Verb	1.	plunder - take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" loot 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" sack 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" pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, despoil, foray, loot, 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
	4.	plunder - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" despoil, rape, violate, spoil ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

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plunder

verb

1. loot, strip, sack, rob, raid, devastate, spoil, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil They plundered and burned the town.

2. steal, rob, take, nick (informal), trouser (slang), pinch (informal), knock off (slang), embezzle, pilfer, thieve a settlement to recover money plundered from government coffers

noun

1. pillage, sacking, robbery, marauding, rapine, spoliation a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder

2. loot, spoils, prey, booty, swag (slang), ill-gotten gains Pirates swarmed the seas in search of easy plunder.

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plunder

verb

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

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

Archaic: harrow, spoil.

noun

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

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

Slang: boodle.

Nautical: prize.

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Translations

مَغْنَم، ما يُنْهَبيَسْلُب، يَنْهَب

kořistlupplenit

bytteplyndre

plündernraubenausplündernBeute

λεηλατώ

butinpillerravir

fosztogatkifosztkirabolzsákmány

rænaránsfengur

saccheggiaresaccheggio

grobikas

izlaupītlaupījumslaupīt

røve

plundra

ganimetyağmayağmalamak

抢劫掠夺物

plunder

[ˈplʌndəʳ]

A. N (= act) → pillaje m, saqueo m; (= loot) → botín m

B. VT → pillar, saquear; [+ tomb] → robar; [+ safe] → robar (el contenido de)
they plundered my cellar → me saquearon la bodega

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plunder

[ˈplʌndə^r]

n

[place] → pillage m

(= stolen goods) → butin m

vt

(= loot) [+ place] → piller

(= steal) [+ valuables, antiquities] → voler; [+ public money] → détourner
to plunder from government funds → détourner des fonds publics
They plundered £4 billion from government funds → Ils ont détourné 4 milliards de livres de fonds publics.

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plunder

n

(= act) (of place) → Plünderung f; (of things) → Raub m

(= loot) → Beute f

vt place → plündern (also hum); (completely) → ausplündern; people → ausplündern; thing → rauben

vi → plündern

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plunder

[ˈplʌndəʳ]

1. n (act) → saccheggio; (loot) → bottino

2. vt (gen) → saccheggiare; (villagers) → depredare; (objects) → far man bassa di

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plunder

(ˈplandə) verb

to rob or steal from (a place). The soldiers plundered and looted (the city). plunder يَسْلُب، يَنْهَب плячкосвам saquear (vy)plenit plündern plyndre λεηλατώsaquear, pillar röövima غارت کردن ryöstää piller לִבזוֹז लूटना krađa, pljačka kifoszt, fosztogat menjarah ræna saccheggiare 略奪する 약탈하다 grobti, plėšti []laupīt merampas plunderenplyndre, røvegrabić غارت كول، لوټ كول saquear a prăda грабить; воровать (vy)plieniť pleniti opljačkati plundra ปล้น yağmalamak 搶劫 грабувати; розкрадати لوٹنا، تاراج کرنا cướp bóc 抢劫

noun

the things stolen. They ran off with their plunder. plunder مَغْنَم، ما يُنْهَب плячка saque kořist die Beute bytte λάφυρα, λείαbotín röövsaak مال غارت شده ryöstösaalis butinביזה लूट, लूटमार plijen zsákmány jarahan ránsfengur bottino 略奪品 장물 grobis laupījums barang rampasan buitbyttełup لوټ شوې مال saque pradă добыча, награбленное korisť plen plen byte, rov ของที่ปล้นมาได้ yağma, ganimet 掠奪物 награбоване майно, здобич مال غينمت vật cướp đoạt 掠夺物

ˈplunderer noun

pluderaar سالِب، ناهِب، لِص грабител saqueador plenitel der Plünderer/die Plünderin røver πλιατσικολόγοςsaqueador 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 plunderaarplyndrer, røver grabieżca لوټ كوونكى saqueador jefuitor, tâlhar грабитель; вор kto drancuje / plieni plenilec pljačkaš plundrare โจร çapulcu, yağmacı 掠奪者 грабіжник لوٹ مار کرنے والا kẻ cướp 掠夺者

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