GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Plunder , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering.] [G. plündern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.]
- To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.1913 Webster
Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God.
South.1913 Webster - To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.1913 Webster
Syn. -- To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.
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- To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
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Plunder , n.
- The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.1913 Webster
Inroads and plunders of the Saracens.
Sir T. North.1913 Webster - 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.1913 Webster
- Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]1913 Webster
- The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.