What is "plundering" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does plundering mean in English? Meaning of plundering definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "plundering" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "plundering": the act of stealing valuable things from a place

Noun

  • Meaning: the act of stealing valuable things from a place
  • Example: the plundering of the Parthenon his plundering of the great authors
  • Synonyms: pillage pillaging plundering
  • Hyponyms: banditry depredation despoilation despoilment despoliation devastation looting predation rape rapine ravaging robbery sack spoil spoilation spoliation
  • Hypernyms: aggression hostility
  • Meaning of "plundering": given to taking by force what is desired

    Adjective

  • Meaning: given to taking by force what is desired
  • Synonyms: plundering
  • Similar: acquisitive
  • Synonyms:

    devastate, pillage, rob, liberate, requisition, loot, salvage, ransack, maraud, fleece, burn, raid, spoil, prowl, rifle, snatch, sack, despoil, relieve, appropriate, lift, prey, foray, strip, forage, grab, gut, loft, knock off, rip off, depredate, kip, knock over, lay waste, moonlight requisition, smash and grab, stick up,

    Antonyms:

    aid, guard, protect, give, help, receive,

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