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maraud

[ muh-rawd ]
/ məˈrɔd /
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verb (used without object)
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
verb (used with object)
to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
noun
Archaic. the act of marauding.
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Origin of maraud

First recorded in 1705–15; from French marauder, derivative of maraud “rogue, vagabond,” Middle French, perhaps identical with dialectal maraud “tomcat,” of expressive origin

OTHER WORDS FROM maraud

ma·raud·er, noun

Words nearby maraud

Marathon, Battle of, marathoner, marathon group, Marathonian, Marat, Jean-Paul, maraud, marauder, marauding, maravedi, Marbella, marble
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Words related to maraud

despoil, forage, foray, harass, harry, loot, raid, ransack, ravage, sack

How to use maraud in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for maraud

maraud
/ (məˈrɔːd) /
verb
to wander or raid in search of plunder
noun
an archaic word for foray

Derived forms of maraud

marauder, noun

Word Origin for maraud

C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond
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