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plunder - Dictionary definition and meaning for plunder

PLUNDER

  • (noun) goods or money obtained illegally

    synonyms : booty , dirty money , loot , pillage , prize , swag

    The pirates were delighted with their latest prize. -added by naila_inlas

  • (verb) destroy and strip of its possession

    "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

    synonyms : despoil , rape , spoil , violate

    The landscape has been despoiled by industrial development. -added by nithi

  • (verb) steal goods; take as spoils

    "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

    synonyms : despoil , foray , loot , pillage , ransack , reave , rifle , strip

  • (verb) plunder (a town) after capture

    "the barbarians sacked Rome"

    synonyms : sack

  • (verb) take illegally; of intellectual property

    "This writer plundered from famous authors"

    synonyms : loot

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Mnemonics for plunder

  • (Tag: ) plunder...sounds like BLUNDER so taking something illegally means you are doing a blunder.

    added by pavankar    editEdit Mnemonic

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