Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - plunder
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Plunder
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~1 v to steal large amounts of money or property from somewhere, especially in a violent way that causes damage (The rich provinces of Asia Minor were plundered by the invaders. | greedy tycoons who plunder their companies' pension funds | plundered treasures) - plunderer n ~2 n 1 things that have been stolen during a violent attack, especially during a war (Henry's army returned loaded down with plunder.) 2 the act of plundering (the plunder of Africa by the European nations)
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(plunders, plundering, plundered) 1. If someone plunders a place or plunders things from a place, they steal things from it. (LITERARY) They plundered and burned the market town of Leominster... She faces charges of helping to plunder her country’s treasury of billions of dollars... This has been done by plundering ?4 billion from the Government reserves. = loot VERB: V n, V n of n, V n from n • Plunder is also a noun. ...a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder. N-UNCOUNT 2. Plunder is property that is stolen. (LITERARY) The thieves are often armed and in some cases have killed for their plunder. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: German plundern Date: 1632 transitive verb 1. a. to take the goods of by force (as in war) ; pillage, sack invaders ~ed the town b. to take by force or wrongfully ; steal, loot ~ed artifacts from the tomb 2. to make extensive use of as if by ~ing ; use or use up wrongfully ~ the land intransitive verb to commit robbery or looting • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1643 1. an act of ~ing ; pillaging 2. something taken by force, theft, or fraud ; loot 3. chiefly dialect personal or household effects Synonyms: see spoil ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 rob (a place or person) forcibly of goods, e.g. as in war. 2 rob systematically. 3 (also absol.) steal or embezzle (goods). --n. 1 the violent or dishonest acquisition of property. 2 property acquired by plundering. 3 colloq. profit, gain. Derivatives plunderer n. Etymology: LG pl{uuml}ndern lit. 'rob of household goods' f. MHG plunder clothing etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. 1) грабеж, ограбление 2) добыча 2. гл. 1) грабить (особ. на войне), воровать 2) похищать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. грабеж; разграбление; разбой the plunder of a conquered city —- разграбление захваченного города 2. добыча; награбленное, отнятое силой или обманом добро 3. разг. барыш 4. ам. разг. багаж, вещи 5. ам. разг. домашний скарб 6. грабить (особ. на войне) to plunder a town —- разграбить город 7. расхищать to plunder the public treasury —- опустошить казну 8. воровать, красть ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) грабеж 2) награбленное добро, добыча 3) coll. барыш 2. v. грабить (особ. на войне); воровать; расхищать Syn: loot, pillage, ravage, sack ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1632, from M.H.G. plunderen, from plunder "household goods, clothes." A word acquired by English via the Thirty Years War. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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