n. Function: verb
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Synonyms: RAVAGE , depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, sack, spoliate, waste
Related Words: encroach, invade, trespass; appropriate, arrogate, confiscate, usurp
Idioms: lay waste
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Synonyms: STEAL 1, appropriate, filch, lift, nab, pilfer, pinch, purloin, swipe, thieve