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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈrɔːd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈrɔd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə rôd′)

ma•raud /məˈrɔd/USA pronunciation v.

to carry out raids: [no object]Vikings marauding along the coasts of England.[~ + object]They marauded villages along the coast.

ma•raud•er, n. [countable]
ma•raud•ing, adj. [before a noun]marauding pirates.

ma•raud (mə rôd′),USA pronunciation v.i.

to roam or go around in quest of plunder;
make a raid for booty:Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.

v.t.

to raid for plunder (often used passively):At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.

[Archaic.]the act of marauding.

French marauder, derivative of maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perh. identical with dialect, dialectal maraud tomcat, of expressive origin, originally
1705–15

ma•raud′er, n.

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maraud /məˈrɔːd/ vb

to wander or raid in search of plunder

an archaic word for foray

Etymology: 18th Century: from French marauder to prowl, from maraud vagabondmaˈrauder n

'maraud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

foray - marauding - marouflage - Merrill's Marauders

Synonyms: plunder, pillage, raid, ravage, Sack, more...

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