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   pillage

   /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime: "the abbey was plundered and pillaged"
   • ▪ steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime: "artworks pillaged from churches and museums" Similar ransacksteal fromplunderrobraidlootriflesackdispossessstripdeprivedenudedevastatelay wasteravageharrymaraudliterary:despoilarchaic:spoilreaveraperare:depredatespoliateforagestealpilferthieverobtakesnatchpurloinlootrifleabscond withcarry offinformal:walk off/away withrun away/off withswipenabrip offliftliberatefilchsnafflesnitchpinchhalf-inchnickwhipknock offnobbleboneheistglomsnaveltiefarchaic:cribhookreave

   noun

   • 1. the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war: "rebellious peasants intent on pillage"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from piller ‘to plunder’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pillager noun

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   The meaning of PILLAGE is the act of looting or plundering especially in war. How to use pillage in a sentence. The Various Uses of Pilfer Synonym Discussion of Pillage.

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   PILLAGE definition: 1. to steal something from a place or a person by using violence, especially during war: 2. the…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPILLAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a group of people pillage a place, they steal property from it using violent methods. Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. American English : pillage / ˈpɪlɪdʒ /

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pillagePillage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › pillagepillage verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of pillage verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › pillage_npillage, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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   The earliest known use of the noun pillage is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for pillage is from before 1393, in the writing of John Gower, poet. pillage is a borrowing from French .

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pillagePillage - definition of pillage by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder. 2. to take as booty.