Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - plunder
Plunder
plunder
v. & n. --v.tr. 1 rob (a place or person) forcibly of goods, e.g. as in war. 2 rob systematically. 3 (also absol.) steal or embezzle (goods). --n. 1 the violent or dishonest acquisition of property. 2 property acquired by plundering. 3 colloq. profit, gain. Derivatives plunderer n. Etymology: LG pl{uuml}ndern lit. 'rob of household goods' f. MHG plunder clothing etc.
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I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: German plündern Date: 1632 transitive verb 1. to take the goods of by force (as in war) ; pillage, sack , to take by force or wrongfully ; steal, loot , to make extensive use of as if by ~ing ; use or use up wrongfully , intransitive verb to commit robbery or looting, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1643 an act of ~ing ; pillaging, something taken by force, theft, or fraud ; loot, personal or household effects, see: spoil ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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