plundering
Meaning of plundering
- steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops
mid 17th century: from German plündern, literally ‘rob of household goods’, from Middle High German plunder ‘household effects’. Early use of the verb was with reference to the Thirty Years War (reflecting German usage); on the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, the word and activity were associated with the forces under Prince Rupert.
Information about plundering
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of plundering
plun-der-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- plundering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
plundering synonyms
Meaning pillage:
Meaning steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot:
Meaning steal:
Meaning conduct a raid on:
Meaning go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage:
Meaning leave bare of accessories or fittings:
Meaning obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them:
Meaning cause severe and extensive damage to:
Meaning destroy or ruin:
Meaning go about in search of things to steal or people to attack:
Meaning dismiss from employment:
Meaning steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder:
Meaning diminish or destroy the value or quality of:
Meaning use or reproduce (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright:
Meaning carry out raids in order to plunder:
Meaning steal from, typically using force; plunder:
Meaning rob of something; plunder:
Meaning (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions:
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