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PIL-ij/ˈpɪlɪdʒ/

To pillage is to rob a place using violence, especially in war — the place is sacked, not merely the goods taken: pillage the n, pillage a slice. Steal (already in the dictionary) is everyday; dropping a slice without a note is not clarity.

Meaning

To rob a place using violence, especially in war (from steal, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “To drop the night slice without a note is to pillage the n, not “clarity”.”
• “Steal is already in this course. Sack is the close twin. Clarity is a slogan. A named list with a date is methods. Write the frame; then drop the slice if the ethics minute still allows the cut.”

Good to know

Violently rob a place. Everyday: steal (already in the dictionary). “Clarity” ≠ a codebook note.

Near in meaning

sack, ransack, loot

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