plunders
Takes by force
Plunders is the verb form of plunder, meaning to steal goods by force, typically during war, riot, or civil disorder.
Armies plunder conquered cities; looters plunder stores during unrest.
The word extends to any aggressive taking: The company plunders natural resources without regard for the environment.
To plunder is to take what isn't yours, usually with impunity.
Steals valuables illegally
- pillagesSteals through violent raiding
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- sacksCoarse fabric bags
- ransacksSearches destructively for valuables
ravages · despoils · marauds · invades · conquers · attacks · seizes · captures
Cheats someone of assets
- swindlesDeceptive theft schemes
- embezzlesFraudulently takes entrusted money
- misusesUses incorrectly or harmfully
- divertsTurns aside from course
skims · launders · grifts · fleeces · bilks · cheats · loots · kleptocracy
loots
Steals valuables illegally
ransacks · ravages · despoils · marauds · invades · conquers · attacks · seizes · captures · overruns
defrauds
Cheats someone of assets
- swindlesDeceptive theft schemes
- embezzlesFraudulently takes entrusted money
- misusesUses incorrectly or harmfully
diverts · skims · launders · grifts · fleeces · bilks · cheats · loots · kleptocracy · kickbacks
exploits
Notable daring actions
strips · harvests · mines · siphons · milks · bleeds · exhausts · squeezes · ravishes · desecrates
steals
Takes illegally, or bargains
embezzles · misappropriates · filches · pilfers · swipes · nabs · grabs · pockets · lifts · snatches
- Nazi plunderAssets stolen by Hitler's regime
- plundered artArt seized through theft
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