rapine
Plural: rapines
Noun
- The violent seizure of property; plunder or pillage.
- the act of despoiling a country in warfare
- The seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
Verb
- To plunder.
Examples
- His strategy bordered on rapine, taking every high-scoring spot available on the board.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English rapyne, from Old French rapine, from Latin rapīna, from rapiō. Doublet of rape and ravine.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
rapine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrapine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rapine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
rapine: valid Words With Friends Word