Dictionary
pil•lage
Pronunciation: (pil'ij), [key]
—v., -laged, -lag•ing,
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v.t.
1. to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder:
The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
2. to take as booty.
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v.i.
to rob with open violence; take booty:
Soldiers roamed the countryside, pillaging and killing.
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n.
1. the act of plundering, esp. in war.
2. booty or spoil.
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