verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of pillage form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence wordnet
2. 2
   wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

despoileddespoiledlootedplunderedplunderedransacked

Example

More examples

"The sumptuous residence of a government official was pillaged."

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