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plunder Definition

plun·der (plundər)

transitive verb

  1. to rob or despoil (a person or place) by force, esp. in warfare
  2. to take (property) by force or fraud

Etymology: Ger plündern < plunder, trash, baggage

intransitive verb

to engage in plundering

noun

  1. the act of plundering; pillage; robbery
  2. goods taken by force or fraud; loot; booty
  3. Dialectal personal belongings or household furnishings

plunder Related Forms

plun·derer noun plun·der·ous adjective

plunder Synonyms

plunder

n.

booty, loot, winnings, spoil; see booty. See syn. study at booty.

plunder Synonyms

plunder

v.

loot, rob, despoil, pillage; see raid, ravage, rob. See syn. study at ravage.

plunder Usage Examples

Object

  • treasure: Pirates hiding the treasures plundered from ships across the coast of North America?
  • expedition: Great booty was gathered in these plundering expeditions, to be divided in the usual way.
  • ship: It is supposedly the site of an 18th Century french pirate's share of the loot from a plundered Portuguese treasure ship.
  • gold: To plunder green gold on a pirate raid & bring to camp the glory of old.
  • countryside: It is easier and cheaper to plunder the countryside.
  • nation: Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you.

Converse of object

seize: Verse 12, " They are going to have spoil, these people are going to come to capture spoil, seize plunder.

Adjective modifier

  • imperialist: The Western bourgeoisie acts, not on the basis of ideology, but in the interests of imperialist plunder.
  • corporate: Dog Eat Dog is a game of corporate plunder.
  • systematic: It has been and is being stolen by the oil companies in their systematic plunder of this part of Africa.

Adjective complement

more: From March 1998 to August 1998 a gang plundered more than 600 tombs in Hunan Province.

Modifying Another Word

  • systematically: In A.D. 795 they systematically plundered areas from Skye to Iona.
  • then: Lloyds TSB admitted a surge in thefts by gangs who clone debit and credit cards then plunder accounts at ATMs overseas.
  • also: The stone bridge spanning the Tyne at Corbridge was also plundered for some of the largest stones used in the crypt.
  • not: Ensure that any bulbs that you purchase, especially native species are from a guaranteed source and not plundered from the wild.
  • again: Jesus again plunders Satan's kingdom just as He said He would.
  • much: While much of the stone in the ramparts has been plundered much remains and some walls are relatively intact.

Preposition: of

  • resource: Of course we would all condemn any situation which allowed the plundering of regional fisheries resources.
  • country: It failed to show the doctoring and the unsustainable plunder of the country 's vast resource base.
  • site: The profits to be made encourage not only illicit plundering of ancient sites but skillful forgeries.

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