maraud

ma·raud

 (mə-rôd′)

v. ma·raud·ed, ma·raud·ing, ma·rauds

v.intr.

To rove and raid in search of plunder.

v.tr.

To raid or pillage for spoils.

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[French marauder, from maraud, tomcat, vagabond.]

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ma·raud′er n.

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maraud

(məˈrɔːd)

vb

to wander or raid in search of plunder

n

an archaic word for foray

[C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond]

maˈrauder n

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ma•raud

(məˈrɔd)
v.i.

1. to rove in quest of plunder; raid for booty.

v.t.

2. to raid; plunder.

[1705–15; < French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond]

ma•raud′er, n.

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maraud

Past participle: marauded
Gerund: marauding

Imperative

maraud

maraud

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maraud - a sudden short attack     foray, raid air attack, air raid - an attack by armed planes on a surface target penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory swoop - a very rapid raid
Verb	1.	maraud - raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside" foray into, raid - enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"

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maraud

verb raid, loot, plunder, ransack, sack, harry, ravage, foray, forage, pillage, despoil, reive (dialect) Mobs marauded around the city.

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maraud

verb

To make a surprise attack on:

harry, raid.

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Translations

saccheggiare

maraud

[məˈrɔːd] VI → merodear

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maraud

vi → plündern; they went marauding about the countryside → sie zogen plündernd durch die Lande

vt → plündern

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maraud

[məˈrɔːd] vi → darsi al saccheggio

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