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- [muh-rawd]
- /məˈrɔd/
- /mə.ˈrɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-rawd]
- /məˈrɔd/
Definitions of maraud word
- verb without object maraud to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory. 1
- verb with object maraud to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers. 1
- noun maraud Archaic. the act of marauding. 1
- noun maraud Roam in search of things to steal or people to attack. 1
- intransitive verb maraud raid 1
- verb maraud to wander or raid in search of plunder 0
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Origin of maraud
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perhaps identical with dial. maraud tomcat, of expressive orig.
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Parts of speech for Maraud
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maraud popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
maraud usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for maraud
verb maraud
- forage — food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- despoil — To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
- harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
noun maraud
- invasion — an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army.
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
- entrenchment — The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
Antonyms for maraud
verb maraud
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
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