plunder

plunder

to rob by open force, as in war; to take wrongfully as by pillage or fraud
Not to be confused with:burglary – breaking and entering a building with intent to stealrobbery – taking the property of a person in his or her presence by violence or intimidationtheft – the act of stealing; unlawfully taking and carrying away the property of another; larceny

plun·der

P0383900 (plŭn′dər)v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders v.tr.1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies.v.intr. To take booty; rob.n.1. The act or practice of plundering.2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.

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[German plündern, from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plunder, household goods.]

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plun′der·a·ble adj.plun′der·er n.plun′der·ous adj.

plunder

(ˈplʌndə) vb1. to steal (valuables, goods, sacred items, etc) from (a town, church, etc) by force, esp in time of war; loot2. (tr) to rob or steal (choice or desirable things) from (a place): to plunder an orchard. n3. anything taken by plundering or theft; booty4. the act of plundering; pillage[C17: probably from Dutch plunderen (originally: to plunder household goods); compare Middle High German plunder bedding, household goods] ˈplunderable adj ˈplunderer n ˈplunderous adj

plun•der

(ˈplʌn dər)

v.t. 1. to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war: to plunder a town. 2. to rob or fleece: to plunder the public treasury. 3. to take by pillage, robbery, or fraud. v.i. 4. to take plunder; pillage. n. 5. plundering or pillage. 6. that which is taken in plundering; loot. 7. anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud. [1620–30; < Dutch plunderen] plun′der•a•ble, adj. plun′der•er, n. plun′der•ing•ly, adv. plun′der•ous, adj.

plunder

- Etymologically, it means "rob of household goods," from Dutch plunde/plunne, "household goods."See also related terms for rob.

plunder

Past participle: plundered
Gerund: plundering

Imperative
plunder
plunder

Present
I plunder
you plunder
he/she/it plunders
we plunder
you plunder
they plunder

Preterite
I plundered
you plundered
he/she/it plundered
we plundered
you plundered
they plundered

Present Continuous
I am plundering
you are plundering
he/she/it is plundering
we are plundering
you are plundering
they are plundering

Present Perfect
I have plundered
you have plundered
he/she/it has plundered
we have plundered
you have plundered
they have plundered

Past Continuous
I was plundering
you were plundering
he/she/it was plundering
we were plundering
you were plundering
they were plundering

Past Perfect
I had plundered
you had plundered
he/she/it had plundered
we had plundered
you had plundered
they had plundered

Future
I will plunder
you will plunder
he/she/it will plunder
we will plunder
you will plunder
they will plunder

Future Perfect
I will have plundered
you will have plundered
he/she/it will have plundered
we will have plundered
you will have plundered
they will have plundered

Future Continuous
I will be plundering
you will be plundering
he/she/it will be plundering
we will be plundering
you will be plundering
they will be plundering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been plundering
you have been plundering
he/she/it has been plundering
we have been plundering
you have been plundering
they have been plundering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been plundering
you will have been plundering
he/she/it will have been plundering
we will have been plundering
you will have been plundering
they will have been plundering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been plundering
you had been plundering
he/she/it had been plundering
we had been plundering
you had been plundering
they had been plundering

Conditional
I would plunder
you would plunder
he/she/it would plunder
we would plunder
you would plunder
they would plunder

Past Conditional
I would have plundered
you would have plundered
he/she/it would have plundered
we would have plundered
you would have plundered
they would have plundered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plunder - goods or money obtained illegally booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, prize, swagstolen property - property that has been stolencut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"
Verb	1.	plunder - take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"lootcrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	2.	plunder - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"sacktake - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
	3.	plunder - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, despoil, foray, loot, striptake - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"deplume, displume - strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
	4.	plunder - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"despoil, rape, violate, spoilruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

plunder

verb1. loot, strip, sack, rob, raid, devastate, spoil, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil They plundered and burned the town.2. steal, rob, take, nick (informal), trouser (slang), pinch (informal), knock off (slang), embezzle, pilfer, thieve a settlement to recover money plundered from government coffersnoun1. pillage, sacking, robbery, marauding, rapine, spoliation a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder2. loot, spoils, prey, booty, swag (slang), ill-gotten gains Pirates swarmed the seas in search of easy plunder.

plunder

verbTo rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, ransack, rape, ravage, sack, spoliate, strip.Archaic: harrow, spoil.nounGoods or property seized unlawfully, especially by a victor in wartime:booty, loot, pillage, spoil (used in plural).Slang: boodle.Nautical: prize.

Translations

抢劫掠夺物

plunder

(ˈplandə) verb to rob or steal from (a place). The soldiers plundered and looted (the city). 搶劫 抢劫 noun the things stolen. They ran off with their plunder. 掠奪物 掠夺物ˈplunderer noun 掠奪者 掠夺者