1. Steal goods; take as spoils
   "During the earthquake people plundered the stores that were deserted by their owners";
   - despoil, loot, reave [archaic], strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray
    
2. Plunder (a town) after capture
   "the barbarians plundered Rome";
   - sack
    
3. Take illegally; of intellectual property
   "This writer plundered from famous authors";
   - loot
    
4. Rob or strip (a place) of its contents or resources destructively
   "The soldiers plundered the beautiful country";
   - rape [archaic], spoil [archaic], despoil

1. Goods or money obtained illegally
   "The pirates divided up their plunder";
   - loot, booty, pillage, prize, swag [informal], dirty money [informal]

Derived forms: plunders, plundering, plundered

Type of: destroy, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], ruin, steal, stolen property, take

Encyclopedia: Plunder