plunder
verb (plunders, plundered, plundering); noun (no plural)
Everyday
- To plunder is to take goods from a place by force, as robbers or invaders do. tree →
- Plunder is the goods taken in this way. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, robbers or conquerors carry off treasure and property from a town or land; the word is about taking things, not about counting them
Examples
- I must go and conquer them and bring back all the plunder of which they have robbed this land. tree →
- The robbers plundered the village and rode away with the gold. tree →
- The pirates hid their plunder in a cave. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
It means to rob by force, as invaders do. Jeremiah speaks to Babylon, which robbed Israel, God's own people.
Interpretation. Tradition reads it as God warning that those who harm His people will be judged.
Examples
- Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses; (Prophets JER.50.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «plunder» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «plunder» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «plunder» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «plunder» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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