pillage
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/icons/point.icon RAVAGE, DEVASTATE, WASTE, SACK, PILLAGE, DESPOIL mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying.
RAVAGE implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction.
e.g. a hurricane ravaged the coast
DEVASTATE implies the complete ruin and desolation of a wide area.
e.g. an earthquake devastated the city
WASTE may imply producing the same result by a slow process rather than sudden and violent action.
e.g. years of drought had wasted the area
SACK implies carrying off all valuable possessions from a place.
e.g. barbarians sacked ancient Rome
PILLAGE implies ruthless plundering at will but without the completeness suggested by SACK.
e.g. settlements pillaged by Vikings
DESPOIL applies to looting or robbing without suggesting accompanying destruction.
e.g. the Nazis despoiled the art museums
verb with object
rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime:
(…を)略奪する, ぶんどる
e.g. the abbey was plundered and pillaged.
steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime:
e.g. artworks pillaged from churches and museums.
noun
the action of pillaging a place or property, especially in wartime:
｟かたく｠ ; U(特に戦争での)略奪, ぶんどり; UC略奪物, ぶんどり品
e.g. rebellious peasants intent on pillage.
DERIVATIVES
pillager |ˈpiləjər| noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): from Old French, from piller ‘to plunder’.