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ma·raud
 maraud
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- pronunciation:
- m
rawd
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
marauds, marauding, marauded |
| definition: |
to rove about in search of plunder; make a raid.
The pirates marauded, and the governor of the island was helpless against them.- similar words:
- forage, foray, pillage, raid
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| related words: |
loot, plunder, raid |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to raid or invade in order to plunder.
- similar words:
- despoil, foray, pillage, pirate, plunder, raid, ransack, rifle, sack
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| related words: |
despoil, loot, plunder, raid, ransack, sack |
| derivation: |
marauder (n.) |
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