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ˈfriˌbut
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–verb (used without object)
to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot.
Origin:
1585–95;
back formation from
freebooter
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free·boot
(frē'bōōt')
intr.v.
free·boot·ed
,
free·boot·ing
,
free·boots
To act as a freebooter; plunder.
[Back-formation from
freebooter
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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