pillage

Meanings

• verb

  The act of plundering or despoiling, especially of a town or city.

  - "The Vikings went on a pillage raid in the countryside."
  - "The city was pillaged by the invading army."

• verb

  To take (something) by force, especially in war.

  - "The castle was pillaged by the enemy."
  - "The pirates pillaged the merchant ships."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɪl.ədʒ/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈpɪl.ədʒ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pillage
village , vagabondage , deviance , aggravance

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Variants

List of all variants of pillage that leads to same result
pillage , pillages , pillaged , pillager , pillagers , pillaging

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Etymology

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From Old French piller, to plunder, despoil.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pillage' comes from the Old French word 'piller', which means 'to plunder'.

2. The word pillage is often used interchangeably with the term 'sack', but they have slightly different meanings. Pillage refers to the act of plundering, while sack specifically refers to the act of pillaging a city or town.

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Related Concepts

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1. plunder: The spoils taken during pillaging, including treasure, food, and other valuable items.

2. sack: To pillage a city or town, often referred to as sacking it.

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Culture

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In literature, pillage is often used to describe the destructive acts of invading armies or pirates. It is also used metaphorically to describe taking something unfairly or by force.

How to Memorize "pillage"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of people carrying away chests of gold and jewels from a town.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word pillage with the image of a town on fire and looters carrying away treasures.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Invade, Loot, And Grab Everything' to remember the meaning of pillage.

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