plunder
/ˈplʌndɚ/ verb C1- To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack. · The mercenaries plundered the small town.· The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
- To take (goods) by pillage. · The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
- To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid. · “Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.
- To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully. · The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
- To take unexpectedly.
- To amass ill-gotten wealth (by public officials) through a combination or series of overt criminal acts.
He/she/it plunders · Past plundered · Past participle plundered · -ing form plundering
Verb forms
- Base form
- plunder
- He/she/it
- plunders
- Past
- plundered
- Past participle
- plundered
- -ing form
- plundering
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“Why,” said the Kite, “do I see you with such a rueful look?” “I seek,” she replied, “a mate suitable for me, and am not able to find one.” “Take me,” returned the Kite, “I am much stronger than you are.” “Why, are you able to secure the means of living by your plunder?” “Well, I have often caught and carried away an ostrich in my talons.” The Eagle, persuaded by these words, accepted him as her mate.
Why should a thief try to break in at a bedroom window, where there could be no hope of any plunder, and why should he come with a long knife in his hand?”
“Still,” persisted Franz, “I suppose you will allow that such men as Vampa and his band are regular villains, who have no other motive than plunder when they seize your person.
Furnished with this plunder, Andrea leaped with a lighter heart from the window, intending to slip through the hands of the gendarmes.
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