pillaging Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the act of stealing valuable things from a place
plundering; pillage.
- the plundering of the Parthenon
- his plundering of the great authors
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verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners