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Plunder Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Plunder? [n] goods or money obtained illegally [v] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" [v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [v] plunder after capture, as of a town [v] take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Plunder: booty \| despoil \| despoil \| foray \| loot \| loot \| pillage \| pillage \| prize \| ransack \| rape \| reave \| rifle \| sack \| spoil \| strip \| swag \| violate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Plunder: banditry \| blackmail \| boodle \| booty \| brigandage \| brigandism \| capture \| depredate \| depredation \| desolate \| despoil \| despoiling \| despoilment \| despoliation \| devastate \| direption \| fleece \| forage \| foraging \| foray \| freeboot \| freebooting \| graft \| gut \| haul \| hot goods \| knock off \| knock over \| lay waste \| loot \| looting \| maraud \| marauding \| perks \| perquisite \| pickings \| pillage \| pillaging \| pirate \| plundering \| pork barrel \| prey on \| prize \| public till \| public trough \| raid \| raiding \| ransack \| ransacking \| rape \| rapine \| ravage \| ravagement \| ravaging \| raven \| ravish \| ravishment \| razzia \| reive \| reiving \| relieve \| rifle \| rifling \| rob \| robbery \| sack \| sacking \| seize \| spoil \| spoiling \| spoils \| spoils of office \| spoliate \| spoliation \| squeeze \| stealings \| stick up \| stolen goods \| strip \| swag \| sweep \| take \| things \| till \| traps \| tricks \| vandalism \| vandalize See Also \| cut \| deplume \| destroy \| destroy \| displume \| ruin \| ruin \| steal \| stolen property \| take Plunder In Webster's Dictionary \Plun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl["u]ndern 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.]

Plunder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plunder?

[n] goods or money obtained illegally
[v] destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
[v] steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
[v] plunder after capture, as of a town
[v] take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

Plunder In Webster's Dictionary

\Plun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl["u]ndern 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.]

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