pillage :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"

n. goods or money obtained illegally

v. steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

n. the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

n. something won (especially money)

n. the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"

n. articles of commerce

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

v. plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"

v. destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

v. take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"

v. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

rob

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

v. copy illegally; of published material

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

v. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

v. commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

v. devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"