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   plunder

   /ˈplʌndə/

   verb

   • 1. steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder: "looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops" Similar pillagelootrobraidransackstripfleeceravagelay wastedevastatemaraudsackrapeliterary:despoilarchaic:spoilpiratereaverare:depredatespoliateforage
   • ▪ steal (goods), typically using force and in a time of disorder: "the contents of the abandoned houses were plundered by members of the new regime" Similar stealtake illegallypurloinseizethieverobpillagecarry offmake off withmisappropriateembezzle
   • ▪ take material from (artistic or academic work) for one's own purposes: "we shall plunder related sciences to assist our research"

   noun

   • 1. the violent and dishonest acquisition of property: "the commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder" Similar lootingpillagingplunderingrobberyrobbingraidingransackingdevastationdepredationlaying wastesackingmaraudingliterary:despoilingrapineravinrare:spoliation
   • ▪ property acquired illegally and violently: "the army sacked the city and carried off huge quantities of plunder" Similar bootylootstolen goodsspoilsprizesill-gotten gainshaultakingspickingsinformal, dated:swagboodle

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from German plündern, literally ‘rob of household goods’, from Middle High German plunder‘household effects’. Early use of the verb was with reference to the Thirty Years War (reflecting German usage); on the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, the word and activity were associated with the forces under Prince Rupert.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plunderer noun

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   The meaning of PLUNDER is to take the goods of by force (as in war) : pillage, sack. How to use plunder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Plunder.

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   PLUNDER definition: 1. to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war: 2. to steal or remove something…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLUNDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone plunders a place or plunders things from a place, they steal things from it. They plundered and burned the market town of Leominster. [VERB noun] She faces charges of helping to plunder her country's treasury of billions of dollars. [VERB noun + of] This has been done by plundering £4 billion from the Government reserves.

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   1. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war: to plunder a town. 2. to rob or fleece: to plunder the public treasury. 3. to take by pillage, robbery, or fraud. 4. to take plunder; pillage. n. 5. plundering or pillage. 6. that which is taken in plundering; loot. 7. anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud. plun′der•er, n.

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   Plunder can mean stolen goods or money obtained illegally, or the act of taking those things. A burglar might plunder a jewelry store and then sneak off with her plunder. Plunder is an old Middle High German word that originally meant "household goods and clothes": in other words, your stuff.