pil·lage

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• pil|lage — «PIHL ihj», verb, laged, lag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to rob with violence; plunder: »Pirates pillaged the towns along the coast. SYNONYM(S): sack, strip, rifle. 2. to take possession of or carry off as booty. –v.i. to take booty; …   Useful english dictionary

• pu|pil|lage — pu|pil|age or pu|pil|lage «PYOO puh lihj», noun. the state or condition of being a pupil, scholar, or ward: »One learnt what was and was not cricket during the period of pupilage (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• pil — pil·fer; pil·grim; pil·grim·age; pil·lage; pil·lar; pil·lion; pil·lory; pil·low; pu·pil; pu·pil·ar; pu·pil·lary; pil·as·trad·ed; pil·pul·is·tic; pil·sen·er; pu·pil·ate; pu·pil·lage; pu·pil·lize; pu·pil·lom·e·try; so·pa·pil·la; …   English syllables

• pil´lag|er — pil|lage «PIHL ihj», verb, laged, lag|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to rob with violence; plunder: »Pirates pillaged the towns along the coast. SYNONYM(S): sack, strip, rifle. 2. to take possession of or carry off as booty. –v.i. to take booty; …   Useful english dictionary

• lage — ba·ri·o·lage; bu·re·lage; car·ti·lage; co·quil·lage; cur·ti·lage; dec·a·lage; di·al·lage; feuil·lage; free·lage; fu·se·lage; gril·lage; ma·quil·lage; mou·lage; mu·ci·lage; per·mil·lage; pet·ro·lage; poin·til·lage; pu·tri·lage; qua·dril·lage;… …   English syllables

• pu|pil|age — or pu|pil|lage «PYOO puh lihj», noun. the state or condition of being a pupil, scholar, or ward: »One learnt what was and was not cricket during the period of pupilage (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• pillage — pil·lage …   English syllables

• pillage — pil|lage [ pılıdʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive to steal things from a place using force, especially during a war ╾ pil|lag|er noun count ╾ pil|lage noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pillage — pil•lage [[t]ˈpɪl ɪdʒ[/t]] v. laged, lag•ing, n. 1) to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder 2) to take as booty 3) to rob with open violence; take booty 4) the act of plundering, esp. in war 5) booty • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• pillage — pil|lage [ˈpılıdʒ] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: piller to rob ] if soldiers pillage a place in a war, they steal a lot of things and do a lot of damage = ↑plunder >pillage n [U] >pillager n …   Dictionary of contemporary English