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Showing words for PILLAGING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Pillaging

pillaging

7 Letter Words for Pillaging

galling, gillian, gilling, gingall, lapling, palling, pigling, piligan, pilling

6 Letter Words for Pillaging

ailing, alipin, angili, gaping, gilgai, gingal, illing, laggin, nilgai, paging, paling, piggin, piling, plangi

5 Letter Words for Pillaging

aging, algin, align, apiin, apili, aping, gilia, glali, glial, ilial, inial, langi, lapin, liang, ligan, linga, lipin, ngapi, nigga, palli, pangi, piing, pilin, plain, plang, pling

4 Letter Words for Pillaging

agin, agni, alii, alin, anil, apii, gail, gain, gali, gall, galp, gang, giga, gila, gill, ging, glia, ilia, inga, inia, ipil, lain, lang, liin, lila, lina, ling, lipa, nagi, naig, nail, ngai, nill, nipa, pail, pain, pali, pall, pang, pial, pian, pigg, pila, pili, pill, pina, ping, plan, plia

3 Letter Words for Pillaging

ail, ain, alg, all, aln, alp, apl, gag, gal, gan, gap, gig, gin, gnp, igg, ign, ill, ing, ipl, lag, lai, lan, lap, lig, lin, lip, lpn, nag, nap, nig, nil, nip, pal, pan, pia, pig, pil, pin, pli

Definitions for Pillaging

[1] to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
[2] to take as booty.
[3] to rob with open violence; take booty: Soldiers roamed the countryside, pillaging and killing.
[4] the act of plundering, especially in war.
[5] booty or spoil.
[6] to rob (a town, village, etc) of (booty or spoils), esp during a war
[7] the act of pillaging
[8] something obtained by pillaging; booty

Words related to Pillaging

pillagemaraud, pilfer, ravage, desecrate, loot, ransack, desolate, rob, sack, trespass, appropriate, strip, devastate, nab, arrogate, ruin, thieve, purloin, waste, invade

Words nearby Pillaging

pillagepill beetle, pill bug, pill popper, pill pusher, pill-rolling, pillage, pillar, pillar box, pillar to post, pillar-and-breast, pillarbox

Origin of Pillaging

e1350–1400; Middle English pilage (see pill3, -age), modeled on Middle French pillage (derivative of piller to pillage, orig., to abuse, mistreat, tear, of uncertain origin)

Other words from Pillaging

pil·lag·er , noun
un·pil·laged , adjective

Word origin for Pillaging

eC14: via Old French from piller to despoil, probably from peille rag, from Latin pīleus felt cap

Synonyms for Pillaging

desecrate, loot, maraud, pilfer, ransack, ravage, appropriate, arrogate, confiscate, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, gut, invade, lift, nab, pinch, purloin, raid, rifle, rob, ruin, sack, spoil, steal, strip, thieve, trespass, waste, depredate, lay waste, spoliate