Pillage (Verb)
Meaning
Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The marauding army pillaged the entire village, leaving nothing but destruction in their wake.
- In the chaos that followed the natural disaster, rioters pillaged local businesses, making off with valuable goods.
- Historical records show that the Viking raiders pillaged several coastal towns, carrying off treasure and other valuable resources.
- During the war, enemy forces pillaged entire cities, taking whatever they could find of value.
- Looters pillaged the abandoned store, smashing windows and grabbed as much as they could carry.