PILLAGE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the plundering of the Parthenon
    • his plundering of the great authors
    Hypernyms(s) pillage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • goods or money obtained illegally
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) pillage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

PILLAGE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • steal goods
    • take as spoils
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
    Hypernyms(s) pillage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)