pillage
[ pil-ij ]
/ ˈpɪl ɪdʒ /
verb (used with object), pil·laged, pil·lag·ing.
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), pil·laged, pil·lag·ing.
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.
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Origin of pillage
SYNONYMS FOR pillage
OTHER WORDS FROM pillage
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British Dictionary definitions for pillage
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
Derived forms of pillage
pillager, nounWord Origin for pillage
C14: via Old French from piller to despoil, probably from peille rag, from Latin pīleus felt cap
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