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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

Stolen money or valuables

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

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

commit sacrilege

treat sacrilegiously

treat with disrespect

blaspheme against

be a blot on the landscape

put a damper on

commit sacrilege against

remove the innards from

remove the guts from

put the kibosh on

play havoc with

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

be detrimental to

bring to naught

put out of action

bring to an end

cause detriment to

be prejudicial to

be disadvantageous to

make unattractive

be deleterious to

play merry hell with

rain on someone's parade

drive a nail into the coffin of

throw monkey wrench in

take advantage of

render incapable

turn upside-down

bring about the downfall of

cause confusion in

cause turmoil in

throw into disarray

throw into disorder

throw into confusion

throw a monkey wrench into

put out of commission

render powerless

reduce to nothing

reduce to rubble

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

distort the shape of

bend out of shape

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

result in damage to

lead to the end of

result in harm to

render ineffective

outmanoeuvre^UK

exert influence on

have an effect on

have an impact on

tear limb from limb

cast gloom over

bring a note of sadness to

cast a gloom upon

drag through the mud

clip one's wings

knock the bottom out of

queer the pitch of

poke full of holes

sexually assault

have one's way with

force yourself on

have one's evil way with

force oneself on

take away someone's innocence

indecently assault

simulate age in

prevent from moving

bring to a standstill

render inoperative

make inoperative

prevent from working

render inactive

bring to a halt

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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

help yourself to

have sticky fingers

use without asking

be light-fingered

hold for ransom

treat without respect

dispossess someone of

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

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

take possession of

launch oneself at

take control of

launch an attack on

make an assault on

attempt to capture

make an onslaught on

launch an attack

make a foray on

conduct an offensive on

make a sortie on

swoop down upon

assault someone

lay into someone

set upon someone

fall upon someone

make an assault

fall on someone

gain control of

let someone have it

arrive in hordes

take possession

spread like wildfire over

spread like wildfire

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Verb

To impoverish or financially ruin

Noun

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

criminal attack

forcible violation

statutory offense

acts of destruction

ethnic cleansing

utter destruction.

total destruction

thing of the past

victimization^US

wholesale slaughter

victimisation^UK

night of the long knives

falling to pieces

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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

Stolen money or valuables

ill-gotten gains

something stolen

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Noun

The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

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

sacrificing person

object of derision

target of jokes

everybody's target

object of ridicule

source of amusement

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