Thesaurus: plunder

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1. v. t. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers.
2. v. t. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.
3. n. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage.
4. n. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.
5. n. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage.
6. n. goods or money obtained illegally
7. v. take illegally; of intellectual property
8. v. plunder (a town) after capture
9. v. steal goods; take as spoils
10. v. destroy and strip of its possession
11. 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers. Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. South. 2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found. Syn. -- To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob. 1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North. 2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. "He shared in the plunder." Cowper. 3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]
12. n:30/v:70 v. steal goods; take as spoils