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pillaged

pillaged is the simple past and past participle of pillage.

Meaning of pillage

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
    • Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.1911, Sabine Baring-Gould, Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe, Chapter VI: Cliff Castles—Continued
    Synonyms:
    harry

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Questions about pillaged

What is pillaged the simple past and past participle of?
Pillaged is the simple past and past participle of pillage.

Words near pillaged in the dictionary

  1. pillaff
  2. pillaffs
  3. pillafs
  4. pillage
  5. pillageable
  6. pillaged
  7. pillager
  8. pillagers
  9. pillages
  10. pillageth
  11. pillaging

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