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Pillaging vs Pillage - What's the difference?

pillaging | pillage |

As verbs the difference between pillaging and pillage

is that pillaging is while pillage is (ambitransitive) to loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

As a noun pillage is

the spoils of war.

pillaging

English

Verb

(head)
  • pillage

    English

    Verb

    (pillag)
  • (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
  • * 1911 , ,
  • Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.

    Noun

    (-)
  • The spoils of war.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Which pillage they with merry march bring home.
  • The act of pillaging.
  • Noun

    (m)
  • looting