- pillage pil·lage
- ['pɪlɪdʒ]
1. vtsaccheggiare2. vidarsi al saccheggio
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pil|lage — «PIHL ihj», verb, laged, lag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to rob with violence; plunder: »Pirates pillaged the towns along the coast. SYNONYM(S): sack, strip, rifle. 2. to take possession of or carry off as booty. –v.i. to take booty; … Useful english dictionary
pillage — pil·lage / pi lij/ vb pil·laged, pil·lag·ing vt: to loot or plunder esp. in war vi: to take booty pillage n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Pillage — Pil lage, n. [F., fr. piller to plunder. See {Pill} to plunder.] 1. The act of pillaging; robbery. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is taken from another or others by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder; spoil;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pillage — Pil lage, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pillaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillaging}.] To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and burnt… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pillage — Pil lage, v. i. To take spoil; to plunder; to ravage. [1913 Webster] They were suffered to pillage wherever they went. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pil´lag|er — pil|lage «PIHL ihj», verb, laged, lag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to rob with violence; plunder: »Pirates pillaged the towns along the coast. SYNONYM(S): sack, strip, rifle. 2. to take possession of or carry off as booty. –v.i. to take booty; … Useful english dictionary
pillage — pil•lage [[t]ˈpɪl ɪdʒ[/t]] v. laged, lag•ing, n. 1) to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder 2) to take as booty 3) to rob with open violence; take booty 4) the act of plundering, esp. in war 5) booty • Etymology … From formal English to slang
pillage — pil|lage [ pılıdʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive to steal things from a place using force, especially during a war ╾ pil|lag|er noun count ╾ pil|lage noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pillage — pil|lage [ˈpılıdʒ] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: piller to rob ] if soldiers pillage a place in a war, they steal a lot of things and do a lot of damage = ↑plunder >pillage n [U] >pillager n … Dictionary of contemporary English
pillage — pil·lage … English syllables
Pillaged — Pillage Pil lage, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pillaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pillaging}.] To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
