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PLUNDERING
plundering
(adjective) given to taking by force what is desired
plundering, pillage, pillaging
(noun) the act of stealing valuable things from a place; “the plundering of the Parthenon”; “his plundering of the great authors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
plundering
present participle of plunder
Noun
plundering (plural plunderings)
The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
Source: Wiktionary
PLUNDER
Plun"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering.] Etym: [G. plĂĽndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.]
1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers. Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. South.
2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
Syn.
– To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.
Plun"der, n.
1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North.
2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. "He shared in the plunder." Cowper.
3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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