verb
- past tense of pillage; robbed or plundered a place using violence, especially during war
Examples
- The invading army pillaged the coastal towns.
- Vikings pillaged monasteries throughout medieval Europe.
- The rebels pillaged the abandoned warehouse for supplies.
- Historical records show that the city was pillaged multiple times.
- Pirates pillaged merchant ships along the trade routes.
- The village was pillaged and burned during the conflict.