Meaning & use
Pillaged
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Robbed a place of goods or valuables using violence, especially during wartime.
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Invading soldiers pillaged the village and burned much of it to the ground.
The ancient tomb had been pillaged by grave robbers centuries before archaeologists arrived.
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Related to 'pillage' and ultimately to the Old French word for 'skin' or 'hide', reflecting the practice of stripping goods and valuables from conquered places.
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