- rap|ine
- rap|ine «RAP ihn», noun.a robbing by force and carrying off; plundering: »
The soldiers in the enemy's land got their food by rapine.
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rap — ca·rap·i·dae; ca·rap; chi·rap·sia; da·rap·skite; en·rap·ture; hag·i·og·rap·hy; ha·rap·pa; pa·rap·si·da; pa·rap·si·dal; pa·rap·sis; pa·rap·ter·um; RAP; rap; rap·a·nea; rap·ee; rap·er; rap·id·ly; rap·id·ness; rap·ine; rap·ist; rap·pa·ree; rap·pee;… … English syllables
rapine — rap·ine … English syllables
rapine — rap|ine [ ræ,paın ] noun uncount LITERARY the process of taking someone else s property using force … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rapine — rap•ine [[t]ˈræp ɪn, aɪn[/t]] n. the violent seizure and carrying off of another s property; plunder • Etymology: 1375–1425; < L rapīna robbery, pillage … From formal English to slang
Rapine — Rap ine (r[a^]p [i^]n), n. [F. rapine; cf. Pr. & It. rapina; all fr. L. rapina, fr. rapere to seize and carry off by force. See {Rapid}, and cf. {Raven} rapine.] 1. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rapine — Rap ine, v. t. To plunder. Sir G. Buck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pa — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ac·com·pa·nist; ac·com·pa·ny; aco·pa; adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; af·ro·pa·vo; ag·pa·ite; ali·pa·ta; ama·pa; am·pa·la·ya; am·pa·ro; am·phi·car·pa; anas·pa·lin; an·tic·i·pa·tion; an·tic·i·pa·tive; an·tic·i·pa·tor;… … English syllables
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er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
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