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Definition of plunder verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

plunder

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈplʌndər//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they plunder
 
he / she / it plunders
 
past simple plundered
 
-ing form plundering
 
 
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to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war synonym loot The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went. plunder something (of something) The abbey had been plundered of its valuables. plunder something (from something) Only a small amount of the money that he plundered from his companies has been recovered. compare pillage
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