pillage in English dictionary

  • pillage

    Meanings and definitions of "pillage"

    • (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
    • The spoils of war.
    • The act of pillaging.
    • noun
      The spoils of war.
    • noun
      The act of pillaging.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
    • to loot or plunder by force
    • the spoils of war
    • the act of pillaging
    • To take the goods of.
    • To deprive of something valuable by force.
    • graze (in passing)
    • A violent appropriation made by soldiers in enemy territory after a victory.
    • noun
      goods or money obtained illegally
    • noun
      the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
    • verb
      steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

    Synonyms of "pillage" in English dictionary

    swag, strip, plundering are the top synonyms of "pillage" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pillage

    • pillage ( third-person singular simple present pillages, present participle pillaging, simple past and past participle pillaged)
    • pillage ( uncountable)
    • pillage, pillaged, pillaging, pillages
    • pillage (uncountable)
    • pillage (third-person singular simple present pillages, present participle pillaging, simple past and past participle pillaged)
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