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Pronunciation : Plun"der
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [G. pl?ndern to plunder, plunder frippery, baggage.]
Definition : 1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to plunder travelers. Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. South.

2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy plundered all the goods they found.

Syn. -- To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.

t. [imp. & p. p. Plundered; p. pr. & vb. n. Plundering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Plun"der
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of Pillage. Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. Sir T. North.

2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage; spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud. "He shared in the plunder." Cowper.

3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang, Southwestern U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913