maraud

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old French marault (“vagabond”) through French.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to maraud

Third person singular
marauds

Simple past
marauded

Past participle
marauded

Present participle
marauding

to maraud (third-person singular simple present marauds, present participle marauding, simple past and past participle marauded)

  1. (intransitive) To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
    a marauding band
  2. (transitive) To raid and pillage.

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The verb and adjective are more common as “marauding”.

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