pillage

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
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noun
R

The act of taking things from a place by force, often during a war or conflict.

The soldiers were accused of pillaging the village after they invaded.

verb
R

To take things from a place by force, often during a war or conflict.

The rebels pillaged the town, taking everything of value.

translation

n. The act of taking things from a place by force, often during a war or conflict.
v. To take things from a place by force, often during a war or conflict.

Word Forms

3rd Present pillages
Progressive pillaging
Past pillaged
Perfect pillaged
Plural pillages