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rapinare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  • rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.

Senses

rapinare is used for these senses in English:

  • plunder (intransitive) To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
  • rob (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

plunder — full definition

  1. verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  2. verb To take something excessively or wrongfully, as if by looting.
  3. noun Goods stolen by force, or the act of taking them.

rob — full definition

  1. verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
  2. verb To unfairly deprive someone of something they deserve.

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