To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war

• depredate

  1. To engage in plundering.
  2. To ransack; plunder.

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  1. To engage in plundering.
  2. To ransack; plunder.

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• despoil

  1. To deprive of something of value by or as by force; rob; plunder
  2. To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable:
  3. To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:

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  1. To deprive of something of value by or as by force; rob; plunder
  2. To ruin, especially by destroying or removing what is valuable:
  3. To deprive of something valuable, especially by force; rob:

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• havoc

  1. To destroy or pillage.
  2. (Obs.) To lay waste; devastate

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  1. To destroy or pillage.
  2. (Obs.) To lay waste; devastate

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• loot

  1. To take by force or without right; steal:
  2. To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder:
  3. To plunder; strip of valuables; despoil

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  1. To take by force or without right; steal:
  2. To take goods from (a place) by force or without right, especially in time of war or lawlessness; plunder:
  3. To plunder; strip of valuables; despoil

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• pillage

  1. To deprive of money or property by violence; loot
  2. To take spoils by force.
  3. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.

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  1. To deprive of money or property by violence; loot
  2. To take spoils by force.
  3. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.

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• ransack

  1. To search thoroughly; examine every part of in searching
  2. To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage:
  3. To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.

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  1. To search thoroughly; examine every part of in searching
  2. To go through (a place) stealing valuables and causing disarray; pillage:
  3. To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.

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• rape

  1. To seize and carry off by force.
  2. To plunder or pillage.
  3. To use force or threat of force to compel (another person) to submit to sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration.

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  1. To seize and carry off by force.
  2. To plunder or pillage.
  3. To use force or threat of force to compel (another person) to submit to sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration.

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• ravage

  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To destroy violently; ruin
  3. To pillage; sack:

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  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate:
  2. To destroy violently; ruin
  3. To pillage; sack:

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• sack

  1. To put into a sack or sacks
  2. To rob (a town, for example) of goods or valuables, especially after capture.
  3. (Football) To tackle (a quarterback attempting to pass the ball) behind the line of scrimmage.

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  1. To put into a sack or sacks
  2. To rob (a town, for example) of goods or valuables, especially after capture.
  3. (Football) To tackle (a quarterback attempting to pass the ball) behind the line of scrimmage.

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• spoliate

  1. To rob, plunder, or despoil

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  1. To rob, plunder, or despoil

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• strip

  1. To dismantle (a firearm, for example) piece by piece.
  2. To cut or tear into strips
  3. To remove the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco, for example).

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  1. To dismantle (a firearm, for example) piece by piece.
  2. To cut or tear into strips
  3. To remove the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco, for example).

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• harrow

  1. (Archaic) To rob, plunder, or pillage
  2. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow.
  3. To draw a harrow over (land)

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  1. (Archaic) To rob, plunder, or pillage
  2. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow.
  3. To draw a harrow over (land)

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• spoil

  1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
  2. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  3. (Archaic) To strip (a person) of goods, money, etc. by force

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  1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
  2. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  3. (Archaic) To strip (a person) of goods, money, etc. by force

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Goods or property seized unlawfully, especially by a victor in wartime

• booty

  1. The act or an instance of sexual intercourse
  2. Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war.
  3. A valuable prize, award, or gain.

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  1. The act or an instance of sexual intercourse
  2. Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war.
  3. A valuable prize, award, or gain.

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• loot

  1. Goods stolen or taken by force, as from a captured enemy city in wartime or by rioters or a corrupt official; plunder, spoils, etc.
  2. (Informal) Things of value, such as gifts, received.
  3. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.

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  1. Goods stolen or taken by force, as from a captured enemy city in wartime or by rioters or a corrupt official; plunder, spoils, etc.
  2. (Informal) Things of value, such as gifts, received.
  3. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.

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• pillage

  1. Something pillaged; spoils.
  2. The act of plundering
  3. That which is plundered; booty; loot

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  1. Something pillaged; spoils.
  2. The act of plundering
  3. That which is plundered; booty; loot

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• spoil

  1. Waste material removed in making excavations, etc.
  2. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
  3. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.

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  1. Waste material removed in making excavations, etc.
  2. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
  3. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.

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• boodle

  1. Something given as a bribe; graft
  2. Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
  3. (US, dialect) The whole collection or lot; caboodle.

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  1. Something given as a bribe; graft
  2. Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
  3. (US, dialect) The whole collection or lot; caboodle.

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• prize

  1. Anything worth striving for; any enviable or highly valued possession
  2. Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.
  3. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.

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  1. Anything worth striving for; any enviable or highly valued possession
  2. Something seized by force or taken as booty, especially an enemy ship and its cargo captured at sea during wartime.
  3. Something offered or won as an award for superiority or victory, as in a contest or competition.

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