"plundering" in the noun sense
1. plundering, pillage, pillaging
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
"the plundering of the Parthenon"
"his plundering of the great authors"
"plundering" in the verb sense
1. loot, plunder
take illegally of intellectual property
"This writer plundered from famous authors"
2. sack, plunder
plunder (a town) after capture
"the barbarians sacked Rome"
3. plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
steal goods take as spoils
"During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
4. rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
destroy and strip of its possession
"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
"plundering" in the adjective sense
1. plundering
given to taking by force what is desired
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