plunder

1. (transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.Examples: "The mercenaries plundered the small town."; "The shopkeeper was plundered of his possessions by the burglar."; "Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands."transitive

2. (transitive) To take (goods) by pillage.Examples: "The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found."transitive

3. (intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.Examples: "“Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around."intransitive

4. (transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.Examples: "The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste."transitive

5. (transitive) To take unexpectedly.Examples: "The Serb teed up Steve Davis, who crossed low for Graziano Pellè to plunder his fifth league goal of the campaign."transitive