pillage
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pillage
- /ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/
- /ˈpɪl.əd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -ɪlɪdʒ
Where it comes from
From Old French pillage, from piller (“plunder”), from an unattested meaning of Late Latin piliō, probably a figurative use of Latin pilō (“to remove (hair)”), from pilus (“hair”).
verb pillages · pillaging · pillaged
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To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
1911, Sabine Baring-Gould, Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe, Chapter VI: Cliff Castles—Continued,
Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.
Similar: harry
noun pillages
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The spoils of war.
Which pillage they with merry march bring home.
Similar: booty
- The act of pillaging. An employee at a brewery in Kinshasa rated the aftermath as more catastrophic to the company than the direct violence: It was more the consequences of the pillages that hit Bracongo – the poverty of the people, our friends who buy beer.
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verb loot or plunder by force
| Español | pillar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약탈하다 yaktalhada |
| 日本語 | 略奪する ryakudatsu suru |
| 中文 | 掠奪 /掠夺 lüèduó |
| Português | pilhar, saquear |
| Français | piller |
| Deutsch | plündern |
| Italiano | saccheggiare |
| Ελληνικά | λεηλατώ leïlató, κουρσεύω koursévo, διαγουμίζω diagoumízo |
| Română | prăda |
| Русский | гра́бить grábitʹ |
| עברית | שדד shadád |
noun the spoils of war
| 한국어 | 전리품 jeollipum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 略奪品 ryakudatsuhin |
| Português | saque, butim |
| Français | pillage |
| Italiano | bottino |
| Ελληνικά | λάφυρα láfyra |
| Русский | награ́бленное добро́ nagráblennoje dobró, трофе́и troféi, добы́ча dobýča |
| עברית | שלל shalál |
noun the act of pillaging
| Español | pillaje |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 약탈 yaktal |
| 日本語 | 略奪 ryakudatsu |
| Português | saque, pilhagem |
| Français | pillage |
| Deutsch | Plünderung |
| Italiano | saccheggio |
| Ελληνικά | λεηλασία leïlasía, πλιάτσικο pliátsiko, κούρσεμα koúrsema, διαγούμισμα diagoúmisma |
| Русский | грабёж grabjóž, разграбле́ние razgrablénije, разбо́й razbój |
| العربية | غَزَاوَة ḡazāwa |
| עברית | ביזה bizá |
Talk about this word "pillage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pillage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pillage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pillage "pillage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pillage.Cite this
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title = {pillage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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