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Meaning of 'plunder' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Plunder [ n.]
- The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.
- That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.
- Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage.
2 . Plunder [ v. t.]
- To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
- To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.

Meaning of 'plunder' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . plunder [ v]
Meaning (1):
- steal goods; take as spoils
Example in sentence:
  • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Meaning (2):
- plunder (a town) after capture
Example in sentence:
  • the barbarians sacked Rome
Meaning (3):
- destroy and strip of its possession
Example in sentence:
  • The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Meaning (4):
- take illegally; of intellectual property
Example in sentence:
  • This writer plundered from famous authors

Nearby Words:

pluck plucked plucker pluckily pluckiness plucking pluckless plucky pluff plug

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