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(pɪlɪdʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense pillages, present participle pillaging, past tense, past participle pillagedverbIf a group of people pillage a place, they steal property from it using violent methods. Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. [VERB noun] ...the boldness to pillage and rape. [VERB] Synonyms: plunder, strip, sack, rob More Synonyms of pillage Pillage is also a noun. There were no signs of violence or pillage. pillaging uncountable noun ...pillaging by people looking for something to eat. More Synonyms of pillage pillage in British English (ˈpɪlɪdʒ) verb1. to rob (a town, village, etc) of (booty or spoils), esp during a war noun3. something obtained by pillaging; booty Derived forms pillager (ˈpillager) noun Word origin C14: via Old French from piller to despoil, probably from peille rag, from Latin pīleus felt cap pillage in American English (ˈpɪlɪdʒ) noun2. that which is plundered; booty; loot verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpillaged or ˈpillaging3. to deprive of money or property by violence; loot 4. to take as booty or loot verb intransitive5. to engage in plunder; take loot SIMILAR WORDS: ˈravage, spoil Derived forms pillager (ˈpillager) noun Word origin ME pilage < MFr < piller: see pill 2Synonyms of 'pillage'plunder, strip, sack, rob plundering, sacking, robbery, plunder booty, spoils, loot, plunder More Synonyms of pillage In other languagespillage British English: pillage VERB If a group of people pillage a place, they steal property from it using violent methods. Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. - American English: pillage
- Brazilian Portuguese: pilhar
- Chinese: 掠夺
- European Spanish: saquear
- French: piller
- German: plündern
- Italian: saccheggiare
- Japanese: 略奪する
- Korean: 약탈하다
- European Portuguese: pilhar
- Latin American Spanish: saquear
Definition to steal property violently, often in war Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. Synonyms spoil (archaic) reive (dialect) depredate (rare) freeboot spoliate Definition the act of pillaging There were no signs of violence or pillage. Synonyms plundering sacking marauding rapine spoliation Definition something obtained by pillaging Additional synonymsDefinition plundering Crops can be decimated by the unchecked depredations of deer. Synonyms destruction, ravaging, devastation, ransacking, pillage, plunder, marauding, laying waste, despoiling, rapine, spoliation Definition to plunder the modern day industry which has despoiled the town Synonyms plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon A huge bomb blast brought devastation to the centre of the city. Synonyms destruction, ruin, havoc, ravages, demolition, plunder, pillage, desolation, depredation, ruination, spoliation - pilgrim
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Additional synonymsDefinition to steal (money or goods) during war or riots Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops. Synonyms plunder, rob, raid, sack, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) Definition goods stolen in wartime or during riots They steal in order to sell their loot for cash. Synonyms plunder, goods, prize, haul, spoils, booty, swag (slang) Definition to wander or raid in search of plunder Mobs marauded around the city. Synonyms raid, loot, plunder, ransack, sack, harry, ravage, foray, forage, pillage, despoil (formal), reive (dialect) Definition to sneak into (a place) in order to steal The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks. Synonyms steal from, break into, loot, plunder, ransack, pillage, sackDefinition to plunder or pillage Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying. Synonyms plunder, raid, loot, pillage, strip, sack, gut, rifle, ravage, despoil (formal) Definition pillage or plundering Synonyms pillage, rape, sack, theft, robbery, looting, seizure, plundering, ransacking, marauding, depredation, despoliation (formal), spoliation, despoilment Definition to cause extensive damage to Drought ravaged the area. Synonyms destroy, ruin, devastate, wreck, shatter, gut, spoil, loot, demolish, plunder, desolate, sack, ransack, pillage, raze, lay waste, wreak havoc on, despoil (formal), leave in ruins Definition to steal and carry off The child rifled the till while her mother distracted the postmistress. Synonyms ransack, rob, burgle, loot, strip, sack, gut, plunder, pillage, despoil (formal) A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday. Synonyms raid, hold up, break into, sack, loot, plunder, burgle, ransack, pillageDefinition the act or an instance of robbing The twins were convicted of robbery. Synonyms theft, stealing, fraud, steaming (informal), mugging (informal), plunder, swindle, pillage, embezzlement, larceny, depredation, filching, thievery, rapine, spoliation Additional synonymsDefinition to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city) Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. Synonyms plunder, loot, pillage, destroy, strip, rob, raid, ruin, devastate, spoil, rifle, demolish, ravage, lay waste, despoil (formal), maraud, depredate (rare) Definition the plundering of a captured town or city by an army or mob the sack of Troy Synonyms plundering, looting, pillage, waste, rape, ruin, destruction, ravage, plunder, devastation, depredation, despoliation (formal), rapineDefinition to take something away from (someone) The government is slowly stripping us of our rights. Synonyms plunder, rob, loot, empty, sack, deprive, ransack, pillage, divest, denude |