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- Dictionarypillage/ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
verb
- 1. rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime: "the abbey was plundered and pillaged"
noun
- 1. the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war: "rebellious peasants intent on pillage"
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Pillaged is the past tense of pillage, which means to steal something by force, especially in war. Learn more about the word, its usage and related terms from Cambridge Dictionary.
Pillage is a formal word for stealing something by force, especially in war. Learn how to use it as a verb or a noun, and see synonyms and translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the word pillage, which means to loot or plunder especially in war. See examples of pillage as a noun and a verb, and compare it with similar words like pilfer and ravage.
Pillage definition: to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder. See examples of PILLAGE used in a sentence.
Pillage is a verb that means to rob or plunder a place using violent methods, especially in war. It is also a noun that means the act of pillaging or the loot obtained by it. See pronunciation, origin, and usage examples of pillage.
Other forms: pillaged; pillaging; pillages. To pillage is a term of war that means to take everything of value from a place that you've conquered, but these days, pillage can be used to talk about anyone who takes what's not theirs. It wasn't enough just to win a battle.
Definitions of pillaged. adjective. wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value. synonyms: looted, plundered, ransacked. empty. holding or containing nothing. adjective. having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence. synonyms: despoiled, raped, ravaged, sacked.
