pillage
To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of warTo loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
» The barbarians raped and pillaged our city.
Варвары разорили и разграбили наш город. — odexed
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1 sensesTo loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
plündern
гра́битьgrábitʹ
- steal goods; take as spoils
Examples
9 sentencesThe barbarians raped and pillaged our city.
ruВарвары разорили и разграбили наш город. — odexed
The sumptuous residence of a government official was pillaged.
If you don't show fealty to the crown then your lands will be pillaged.
Sami and Layla pillaged Farid's house.
Western Sahara is being pillaged by Morocco.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French pillage, from piller (“plunder”), from an unattested meaning of Late LatinFrom Old French pillage, from piller (“plunder”), from an unattested meaning of Late Latin piliō, probably a figurative use of Latin pilō (“to remove (hair)”), from pilus (“hair”).
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Forms
pillages, pillaging, pillaged, pillagedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle