Dictionary
ma•raud
Pronunciation: (mu-rôd'), [key]—
v.i.
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty:
Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
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v.t.
to raid for plunder (often used passively):
At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
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n.
Archaic.the act of marauding.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.