noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spoliation
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
plundering
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of plunder
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
given to taking by force what is desired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the plundering of the Parthenon
- his plundering of the great authors
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pillage, pillaging
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aggression, hostility
Narrower terms: banditry, rape, rapine, looting, robbery, spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, ravaging, devastation, depredation, predation, sack
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: sladaíocht — Translations
- Irish: sladaireacht — Translations
- Spanish: saqueo — Translations
- Spanish: despojo — Translations
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