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maraud
[ muh-rawd ]
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)
noun
- Archaic. the act of marauding.
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Derived Forms
- maˈrauder, noun
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Other Words From
- ma·raud·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maraud1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maraud1
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Example Sentences
Like pillagers of harvest, Their fame is far abroad, As gray remorseless troopers That plunder and maraud.
Maraud seized upon one, but when he had cut it he perceived that it was made of hairs, and he threw it down in disgust.
Was he right in thinking that Madam Maraud was also happy in August?
Some of his people who had been out, partly on a scout, partly maraud, brought him some news.
Her health could not be called robust, but it gave no cause of anxiety to M. Maraud.
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