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Plunder (Verb)

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

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The enemy troops would plunder the villages, taking whatever they could carry as they passed through.
The pirates plunder their attacked ships and resell the goods for their personal gain.
During the civil war, the rival factions would often plunder each other's strongholds in a bid for power.
In the aftermath of the disaster, desperate survivors began to plunder abandoned buildings for supplies.
Bandits had a habit of plunder nearby towns and fleeing into the woods to escape detection.

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

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The enemy army plundered the city, leaving nothing but rubble and ashes in its wake.
As they marched through the village, the invading forces plundered homes and businesses, taking anything of value.
During the war, the soldiers plundered the museum, stealing priceless artifacts and historical documents.
The bandits plundered the caravan, stealing gold, jewels, and other precious goods.
Invading forces plundered the ancient city, destroying temples and palaces, and removing valuable relics.

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

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The artist was accused of plundering copyrighted images from other people's work for his own exhibition.
He was found to have plundered from several well-known novels to create his own bestseller.
The company was sued for plundering intellectual property from their competitor's latest innovation.
The musician faced a lawsuit for plagiarizing and plundering someone else's lyrics without giving proper credit.
The blogger admitted to plundering famous poets' verses and presenting them as her own.

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

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The invaders plundered the town, leaving nothing but smoldering ruins in their wake.
The enemy forces plundered the village, taking valuables and destroying homes.
After the siege, the conquering army plundered the city, claiming its riches as their spoils.
The pirates plundered the coastal town, loading their ships with stolen gold and jewels.
The marauding warriors plundered the small settlement, leaving its inhabitants with nothing.