pil ‧ lage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: 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 SYN plunder
—pillage noun [uncountable]
—pillager noun [countable]