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verb (used with object)
1.
to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
2.
to take as booty.
verb (used without object)
3.
to rob with open violence; take booty: Soldiers roamed the countryside, pillaging and killing.
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noun
4.
the act of plundering, especially in war.
5.
booty or spoil.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English pilage (see pill3, -age), modeled on Middle French pillage (derivative of piller to pillage, orig., to abuse, mistreat, tear, of uncertain origin)
1350–1400; Middle English pilage (see pill3, -age), modeled on Middle French pillage (derivative of piller to pillage, orig., to abuse, mistreat, tear, of uncertain origin)
Related forms
pil·lag·er, noun
un·pil·laged, adjective
Synonyms
1. rob, sack, spoil, despoil, rape. 4. rapine, depredation, spoliation. 5. plunder.
1. rob, sack, spoil, despoil, rape. 4. rapine, depredation, spoliation. 5. plunder.
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Word Origin & History
pillage
late 14c., "act of plundering" (especially in war), from O.Fr. pillage (n.) "plunder," from piller "to plunder," possibly from V.L. *piliare "to plunder," probably from a fig. use of L. pilare "to strip of hair," perhaps also meaning "to skin" (cf. figurative extension of verbs pluck, fleece). The verb
EXPANDis first recorded 1590s. Related: Pillaged; pillaging.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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