Pillage vs. Raid
Difference Between Pillage and Raid
Pillageverb
(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
Raidnoun
(military) A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
Pillagenoun
The spoils of war.
Raidnoun
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
a police raid of a narcotics factorya raid of contractors on the public treasuryPillagenoun
The act of pillaging.
Raidnoun
(sports) An attacking movement.
Pillagenoun
goods or money obtained illegally
Raidnoun
(Internet) An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
Pillagenoun
the act of stealing valuable things from a place;
the plundering of the Parthenonhis plundering of the great authorsRaidnoun
(online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
Pillageverb
steal goods; take as spoils;
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their ownersRaidverb
(transitive) To engage in a raid against.
The police raided the gambling den.The soldiers raided the village and burned it down.Raidverb
(transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.
Raidverb
(transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.
I raided the fridge for snacks.Raidnoun
a sudden short attack
Raidnoun
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
Raidverb
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on;
The police raided the crack houseRaidverb
enter someone else's territory and take spoils;
The pirates raided the coastal villages regularlyRaidverb
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock;
T. Boone Pickens raided many large companiesRaidverb
search for something needed or desired;
Our babysitter raided our refrigerator
