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To loot or plunder by force

To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war

To confront through the use of military force

To impoverish or financially ruin

The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war

That which has been obtained or gained by pillaging

A person who is easily deceived or harmed

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Verb

To loot or plunder by force

moonlight requisition

raze to the ground

treat sacrilegiously

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege

blaspheme against

commit sacrilege against

put the kibosh on

bring to naught

play havoc with

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

bring to an end

reduce to ruins

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

wipe from the face of the earth

reduce to nothing

render ineffective

knock to pieces

reduce to rubble

put out of commission

damage beyond repair

make of no use or value

bring about the downfall of

wreak havoc with

put out of action

be the ruination of

be detrimental to

play mischief with

commit genocide

bring to nought

bring to nothing

put the skids under

cause detriment to

wreak havoc upon

seal the doom of

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

cut a swath through

be deleterious to

run onto the rocks

put a damper on

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

ax^US

smash to smithereens

axe^UK

break into pieces

play merry hell with

wipe off face of earth

remove all traces of

destroy root and branch

crush to smithereens

drive a nail into the coffin of

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

give the coup de grâce

take someone's life

move in for the kill

rain on someone's parade

burn to the ground

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to a crisp

have a negative effect on

have a negative impact on

knock the stuffing out of

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“She also ran a grocery store which hardly made any profit, since it was also the family food-stock and we, the children, pillaged it mercilessly.”

Verb

To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war

take possession of

help oneself to

have one's fingers in the till

take for oneself

have sticky fingers

use without asking

be light-fingered

hold for ransom

treat without respect

gain possession of

deprive of property

put hand in cookie jar

commit white-collar crime

have one's hand in the till

line one's purse with

line one's pockets with

dip into the public purse

defraud someone of

possess oneself of

moonlight requisition

get your hands on

take as hostage

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To confront through the use of military force

begin hostilities

begin an assault

take the offensive

make inroads on

launch an attack on

launch oneself at

make an assault on

attempt to capture

make an onslaught on

take control of

launch an attack

take possession of

make a foray on

conduct an offensive on

make a sortie on

swoop down upon

make an assault

let someone have it

arrive in hordes

gain control of

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To impoverish or financially ruin

reduce to beggary

cripple financially

reduce to penury

reduce to destitution

bring someone to their knees

cause to go bankrupt

reduce to nothing

go into Chapter 11

become insolvent

reduce to poverty

make somebody broke

make somebody skint

bring to naught

reduce to rubble

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

put the kibosh on

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Noun

The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war

misappropriation

acts of destruction

breaking and entering

purse-snatching

smash-and-grab raid

unauthorized removal

five-finger discount

white-collar crime

monkey business

misuse of funds

second-story work

aggravated burglary

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“His tenure at the Ministry of the Navy was a complete failure and he presided over the cultural pillage of Italy and Egypt.”

Noun

That which has been obtained or gained by pillaging

ill-gotten gains

something stolen

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“Petrucci, for his part, thought that the assembled ships would sail for the coast of Africa in the hope of lucrative pillage.”

Noun

A person who is easily deceived or harmed

everybody's fool

target of derision

babe in the woods

gullible person

glutton for punishment

lamb to the slaughter

unworthy opponent

feeble opponent

not a force to be reckoned with

object of derision

target of jokes

everybody's target

object of ridicule

source of amusement

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