PLUNDER

I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: German plündern Date: 1632 transitive verb 1. to take the goods of by force (as in war) ; pillage , sack , to take by force or wrongfully ; steal , loot , to make extensive use of as if by ~ing ; use or use up wrongfully , intransitive verb to commit robbery or looting, ~er noun II. noun Date: 1643 an act of ~ing ; pillaging, something taken by force, theft, or fraud ; loot , personal or household effects, see: spoil