pillage

English Thesaurus

1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

hypernym	:	aggression, hostility,
definition	:	violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act)

hyponym	:	banditry,
definition	:	the practice of plundering in gangs (noun.act)

hyponym	:	rape, rapine,
definition	:	the act of despoiling a country in warfare (noun.act)

hyponym	:	looting, robbery,
definition	:	plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

hyponym	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

hyponym	:	devastation, ravaging,
definition	:	plundering with excessive damage and destruction (noun.act)

hyponym	:	depredation, predation,
definition	:	an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding (noun.act)

hyponym	:	sack,
definition	:	the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter (noun.act)

2. goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)

hypernym	:	stolen property,
definition	:	property that has been stolen (noun.possession)

part holonym	:	cut,
definition	:	a share of the profits (noun.possession)

3. steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	take,
definition	:	take by force (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	deplume, displume,
definition	:	strip of honors, possessions, or attributes (verb.possession)

4. the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate,
definition	:	destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	plunder, sack,
definition	:	plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession)

5. goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	plunder, sack,
definition	:	plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession)

derivation	:	loot, plunder,
definition	:	take illegally; of intellectual property (verb.possession)

6. steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	looting, robbery,
definition	:	plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler,
definition	:	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

derivation	:	booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag,
definition	:	goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)

7. the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate,
definition	:	destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	plunder, sack,
definition	:	plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession)

8. goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)

derivation	:	despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip,
definition	:	steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	plunder, sack,
definition	:	plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession)

derivation	:	loot, plunder,
definition	:	take illegally; of intellectual property (verb.possession)

9. steal goods; take as spoils (verb.possession)

derivation	:	pillage, pillaging, plundering,
definition	:	the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)

derivation	:	looting, robbery,
definition	:	plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation,
definition	:	the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)

derivation	:	despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler,
definition	:	someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) (noun.person)

derivation	:	booty, dirty money, loot, pillage, plunder, prize, swag,
definition	:	goods or money obtained illegally (noun.possession)