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 +# To [[pillage]], take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to [[raid]], [[sack]].
 +#: ''The mercenaries '''plundered''' the small town.
 +# To take by force or wrongfully; to commit [[robbery]] or [[loot]]ing, to [[raid]].
 +#: ''"Now to '''plunder''', mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.
 +#: ''The shopkeep was '''plundered''' of his possessions by the burglar.''
 +# To make [[extensive]] (over)use of, as if by [[plundering]]; to use or [[use up]] wrongfully.
 +#: ''The miners '''plundered''' the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
 +==See also==
 +*[[Plunderphonics]]
 +{{GFDL}}

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  1. To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
    The mercenaries plundered the small town.
  2. To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
    "Now to plunder, mateys!" screamed a buccaneer, to cries of "Arrgh!" and "Aye!" all around.
    The shopkeep was plundered of his possessions by the burglar.
  3. To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
    The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.

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