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pil·lage
ˈpilij/
verb
verb: pillage; 3rd person present: pillages; past tense: pillaged; past participle: pillaged; gerund or present participle: pillaging

1. 1.​
   rob (a place) using violence, especially in wartime.
   • steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime.
     "artworks pillaged from churches and museums"
     

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     0	synonyms:	ransack, rob, plunder, despoil, raid, loot; Moresack, devastate, lay waste, ravage, rape"the abbey was pillaged"steal, pilfer, thieve, take, snatch, purloin, loot;informalswipe, rob, nab, rip off, lift, “liberate”, “borrow”, filch, snaffle, pinch, heist"columns pillaged from an ancient town"

noun
noun: pillage

1. 1.​
   the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in wartime.
   

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   0	synonyms:	robbery, robbing, raiding, plunder, looting, sacking, rape, marauding;literaryrapine"the rebels were intent on pillage"

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