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pillage
[pil-ij]
verb (used with object)
to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder.
The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
to take as booty.
verb (used without object)
to rob with open violence; take booty.
Soldiers roamed the countryside, pillaging and killing.
noun
the act of plundering, especially in war.
booty or spoil.
Synonyms: plunder
pillage
/ ˈpɪlɪdʒ /
verb
to rob (a town, village, etc) of (booty or spoils), esp during a war
noun
the act of pillaging
something obtained by pillaging; booty
Other Word Forms
- pillager noun
- unpillaged adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pillage1
Example Sentences
The so-called “treasures of the seas” aren’t going to be pillaged without our help, and I soon find myself improvising sea shanties and engaging in a game of liar’s dice.
Islamic State was finally pushed out in 2018, but Assad’s forces, including regular military units and allied factions, pillaged whatever hadn’t been destroyed, even setting fires inside homes to pop tiles off of walls.
He argues that America has been taken advantage of by "cheaters", and "pillaged" by foreigners.
They were all too aware that, for centuries, imperial forces had pillaged and wreaked havoc globally on smaller, defenseless countries and on civilizations virtually everywhere.
The life of the cook was a life of adventure, looting, pillaging and rock-and-rolling through life with a carefree disregard for all conventional morality.
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