plunder
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dər verb (used with object)
1.
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
2.
to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the public treasury.
3.
to take wrongfully, as by pillage, robbery, or fraud: to plunder a piece of property.
verb (used without object)
4.
to take plunder; pillage.
noun
5.
plundering, pillage, or spoliation.
6.
that which is taken in plundering; loot.
7.
anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud.
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World English Dictionary
plunder (ˈplʌndə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| 'plunderable | |
| —adj | |
| 'plunderer | |
| —n | |
| 'plunderous | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
plunder
1632, from M.H.G. plunderen "to plunder," originally "to take away household furniture," from plunder "household goods, clothes" (cf. M.H.G. plunder "lumber, baggage," 14c.; M.Du. plunder "household goods;" Fris., Du. plunje "clothes"). A word acquired by English via the Thirty Years War and applied
in native use after the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642. The noun meaning "goods taken by force" is from 1647.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
You either trade your loot and plunder with other players or 'buy' and 'sell' troops and resources with accumulated gold.
My great aunt wore Chanel #5 and let me plunder her closet, too.
There seems to be no end to the depths today's licensers are willing to plunder in order to make some extra bucks.
But any warlord worth his salt also knows how to plunder official booty.
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