| plunder | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag | goods or money obtained illegally. |
| ~ stolen property | property that has been stolen. |
| ~ cut | a share of the profits.; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" |
| v. (possession) | 2. loot, plunder | take illegally; of intellectual property.; "This writer plundered from famous authors" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ steal | take without the owner's consent.; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
| v. (possession) | 3. plunder, sack | plunder (a town) after capture.; "the barbarians sacked Rome" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| ~ take | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| v. (possession) | 4. despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip | steal goods; take as spoils.; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
| ~ take | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| ~ deplume, displume | strip of honors, possessions, or attributes. |
| v. (contact) | 5. despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate | destroy and strip of its possession.; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
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