maraud

(mə rôd′)

intransitive verb

to rove in search of plunder; make raids

Origin: Fr marauder < maraud, vagabond, prob. special use of dial. Fr maraud, tomcat, echoic of cry

transitive verb

to raid; plunder; pillage

noun

Archaic the act of marauding

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See maraud in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ma·raud·ed, ma·raud·ing, ma·rauds

verb, intransitive

To rove and raid in search of plunder.

verb, transitive

To raid or pillage for spoils.

Origin:

Origin: French marauder

Origin: , from maraud, tomcat, vagabond

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