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maraud collapse: raid and rove in search of booty; "marauding rebels overran the countryside"

freeboot collapse

spoliate collapse

plundering collapse: the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"; given to taking by force what is desired

marauding collapse: characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"

rob collapse: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

sacking collapse: coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

brutalize collapse: become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling; make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman; "Life in the camps had brutalized him"; treat brutally

ransack collapse

banditry collapse: the practice of plundering in gangs

desecrate collapse: remove the consecration from a person or an object; violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

pillaging collapse

looting collapse: plundering during riots or in wartime

depredation collapse: an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

depredate collapse

devastate collapse: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

lay waste collapse

vandalize collapse: destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism; "vandalize the park"

havoc collapse: violent and needless disturbance

foray collapse: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics"; a sudden short attack; briefly enter enemy territory

spoliation collapse: (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence

robbery collapse: larceny by threat of violence

despoliation collapse

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

rampage collapse: violently angry and destructive behavior; act violently, recklessly, or destructively

plunder collapse: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

ravish collapse

loot collapse: goods or money obtained illegally; take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

terrorize collapse: coerce by violence or with threats

ravishment collapse

raid collapse: an attempt by speculators to defraud investors; search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"; take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"; search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

forage collapse: wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

raven collapse: large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail; feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies"; prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"; obtain or seize by violence

rape collapse: the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will; the act of despoiling a country in warfare; Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"

maul collapse: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges; injure badly by beating; split (wood) with a maul and wedges

devour collapse: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"; eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"; enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"

rifle collapse: a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"; go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way; "Who rifled through my desk drawers?"

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

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