plunder

🇺🇸 /ˈplʌndər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈplʌndə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to take something from a place by force, usually during a war or when no one is watching

The pirates plundered the town, taking all the gold and jewels.

noun
R

the act of taking something from a place by force, usually during a war or when no one is watching

The plunder of the town was a terrible event.

R

things that have been taken from a place by force, usually during a war or when no one is watching

The soldiers were punished for their plunder of the village.

translation

v. to take something from a place by force, usually during a war or when no one is watching
n. the act of taking something from a place by force, usually during a war or when no one is watching; things that have been taken from a place by force, usually during a war or when no one is watching

Word Forms

3rd Present plunders
Progressive plundering
Past plundered
Perfect plundered
Plural plunders