pillage
pillage definition
pil·lage (pil′ij)
noun
- the act of plundering
- that which is plundered; booty; loot
Etymology: ME pilage < MFr < piller: see pill
transitive verb pillaged -·laged, pillaging -·lag·ing
- to deprive of money or property by violence; loot
- to take as booty or loot
intransitive verb
to engage in plunder; take loot
Related Forms:
- pillager pil′·lager noun
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