plundered
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plun·der
(plŭn′dər)v. plun·dered, plun·der·ing, plun·ders
v.tr.
1. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; pillage: plunder a village.
2. To seize wrongfully or by force; steal: plundered the supplies.
v.intr.
To take booty; rob.
n.
1. The act or practice of plundering.
2. Property stolen by fraud or force; booty.
[German plündern, from Middle High German plundern, from Middle Low German plunder, household goods.]
plun′der·a·ble adj.
plun′der·er n.
plun′der·ous adj.
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Adj. | 1. | plundered - wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours" |
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