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maraud in British English

(məˈrɔːd)
verb
1. 
to wander or raid in search of plunder
noun
2.  an archaic word for foray
Derived forms
marauder (maˈrauder)
noun
Word origin
C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond

maraud in American English

(məˈrɔd)
verb intransitive
1. 
to rove in search of plunder; make raids
verb transitive
2. 
to raid; plunder; pillage
noun
3.  Archaic
the act of marauding
Derived forms
marauder (maˈrauder)
noun
Word origin
Fr marauder < maraud, vagabond, prob. special use of dial. Fr maraud, tomcat, echoic of cry

Examples of 'maraud' in a sentence
maraud

His job in front of the back four was just as important as marauding forward.
The Sun (2016)
Quality diagonal passes and marauding runs.
The Sun (2013)
The marauding full-back burst into the box and drilled home in the final minute of normal time.
The Sun (2015)
People always used to call me a marauding full-back.
The Sun (2013)
Burnley have been grinding out results and Eagles has helped with his marauding runs from midfield.
The Sun (2009)
I am a proper marauding Viking.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Synonyms of 'maraud'

raid, loot, plunder, ransack
More Synonyms of maraud
(verb) 
Definition
to wander or raid in search of plunder
Mobs marauded around the city.
Synonyms
raid
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks.
loot
Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops.
plunder
They plundered and burned the town.
ransack
Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying.
sack
Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.
harry
ravage
Drought ravaged the area.
foray
forage
They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel.
pillage
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
despoil (formal)
the modern day industry which has despoiled the town
reive (dialect)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of despoil
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
in the sense of forage
Definition
to obtain by searching about
They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel.
Synonyms
search,
hunt,
scavenge,
cast about,
seek,
explore,
raid,
scour,
plunder,
look round,
rummage,
ransack,
scrounge (informal),
fossick (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of harry
Synonyms
ravage,
sack,
rob,
raid,
devastate,
plunder,
pillage,
despoil (formal),
depredate (rare)

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Synonyms of 'maraud'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of loot
Definition
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)
in the sense of pillage
Definition
to steal property violently, often in war
Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
Synonyms
plunder,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
spoil (archaic),
rifle,
loot,
ravage,
ransack,
despoil (formal),
maraud,
reive (dialect),
depredate (rare),
freeboot,
spoliate
in the sense of plunder
Definition
to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime
They plundered and burned the town.
Synonyms
loot,
strip,
sack,
rob,
raid,
devastate,
spoil,
rifle,
ravage,
ransack,
pillage,
despoil (formal)
in the sense of ransack
Definition
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)
in the sense of ravage
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
in the sense of sack
Definition
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)
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