plunder

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plun·der [plunder plunders plundered plundering] verb, noun BrE [ˈplʌndə(r)] NAmE [ˈplʌndər]
verb intransitive, transitive
to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war
Syn: ↑loot
•The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went.
•~ sth (of sth) The abbey had been plundered of its valuables.
•~ sth (from sth) Only a small amount of the money that he plundered from his companies has been recovered.
compare ↑pillage
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from German plündern, literally ‘rob of household goods’, from Middle High German plunder ‘household effects’. Early use of the verb was with reference to the Thirty Years War (reflecting German usage); on the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, the word and activity were associated with the forces under Prince Rupert.

Example Bank:
•Delhi was captured and plundered in 1739.
Derived Word: ↑plunderer
 
noun uncountable
1. the act of plundering
2. things that have been stolen, especially during a war, etc
•The army returned loaded down with plunder.
compare ↑pillage

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from German plündern, literally ‘rob of household goods’, from Middle High German plunder ‘household effects’. Early use of the verb was with reference to the Thirty Years War (reflecting German usage); on the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, the word and activity were associated with the forces under Prince Rupert.

Example Bank:
•an act of plunder

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag, dirty money, rape, spoil, despoil, violate, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, foray, sack