plundering

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.

---

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

---

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"pillaging, pillageaggression, hostility - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovokedbanditry - the practice of plundering in gangsrapine, rape - the act of despoiling a country in warfarelooting, robbery - plundering during riots or in wartimedespoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation, spoil - the act of stripping and taking by forceravaging, devastation - plundering with excessive damage and destructiondepredation, predation - an act of plundering and pillaging and maraudingsack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"
Adj.	1.	plundering - given to taking by force what is desiredacquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"

Translations