plunders

Verb

plunder (third-person singular simple present plunders, present participle plundering, simple past and past participle plundered)

1. (transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
   • The mercenaries plundered the small town.

   Synonyms:

   ravage, rifle

2. (transitive) To take (goods) by pillage.
   • The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
3. (intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
   • “Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.
4. (transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
   • The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
5. (transitive) To take unexpectedly.
   • The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign.2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian
6. (Philippines, criminal law) To amass ill-gotten wealth (by public officials) through a combination or series of overt criminal acts.

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