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pillage

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pillage/ˈpɪlɪʤ/

▶verb rob or steal with violence, especially in wartime. ▶noun the action of pillaging.

– derivatives
pillager noun.

– origin ME: from OFr., from piller ‘to plunder’.

'pillage' also found in these Oxford entries:

burglar - pilfer - raven

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pillage vs. plunder
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