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maraud

[ muh-rawd ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty:

    Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.

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verb (used with object)

  1. to raid for plunder (often used passively):

    At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.

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noun

  1. Archaic. the act of marauding.

maraud

/ ³¾É™Ëˆ°ùɔ˻å /

verb

  1. to wander or raid in search of plunder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an archaic word for foray
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¾²¹Ëˆ°ù²¹³Ü»å±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾²¹Â·°ù²¹³Ü»å·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maraud1

First recorded in 1705–15; from French marauder, derivative of maraud “rogue, vagabond,†Middle French, perhaps identical with dialectal maraud “tomcat,†of expressive origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maraud1

C18: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabond
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Not to mention my feelings about marauding bears.

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“What he’s talking about is marauding gangs of dangerous violent people who are destroying public property–†Johnson said, before Tapper cut him off.

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But they're so hooked on the idea that migrants are marauding gangsters who are also inexplicably motivated beyond reason to vote, that they aren't thinking clearly on the subject.

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Keir Starmer has vowed to use the full force of the law against "far-right thuggery" after "marauding gangs intent on law-breaking" caused violence in UK towns and cities on Sunday.

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So as much as the Republicans want nothing more than peace in our time, they reluctantly admit that America has to defend itself against this marauding horde.

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