plunder
verb /ˈplʌn.dər/
/-dɚ/ Definition
› [I or T] to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war: After the president fled the country, the palace was plundered by soldiers. Tragically, the graves were plundered and the contents scattered.Stealing › [T] to steal or remove something precious from something, in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it need be: Someone has been plundering funds from the company. The future of our planet is in danger if we continue to plunder it as we do.Stealing plunderer /-ər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals
/-ɚ/ noun [C] Miscellaneous criminals (Definition of plunder verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abscond verb (STEAL)
- aggravated burglary noun
- appropriate verb (TAKE)
- break in/break into sth phrasal verb
- break-in noun
- kleptomania noun
- knock sth over phrasal verb
- larceny noun
- liberate verb
- light-fingered adjective
- loot verb
- ram-raiding noun
- relieve sb of sth phrasal verb (TAKE)
- rifle verb
- rip sth off phrasal verb (STEAL)
- rob verb
- rustle verb (STEAL)
- rustling noun (STEALING)
- snaffle verb
- snitch verb (STEAL)
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