verb
1.
Synonyms: ravage , depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, sack, spoliate, waste
Related Word: encroach, invade, trespass; appropriate, arrogate, confiscate, usurp
Idioms: lay waste
2.
Synonyms: steal 1, appropriate, filch, lift, nab, pilfer, pinch, purloin, swipe, thieve