Pirate and Raid

Pirate

Pirate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Raid and pirate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Raid" instead a verb "Pirate".

Nearby Words: pirated, pirating, piracy, piratical, piratic

Raid verb - To enter for conquest or plunder.

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Pirate and raid are semantically related in attack topic. Sometimes you can use "Pirate" instead a verb "Raid".

Nearby Words: raided, raider, raiding

old	old pirate	old raid
complete	complete pirate	complete raid
single	single pirate	single raid
small	small pirate	small raid
Other adjectives: actual, real, successful, infamous, famous, legendary, titular, last, giant, armed, eponymous.

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Used and averted: a sky pirate is more of a freelance merchant/smuggler than an actual pirate, but they do raid league ships when they have to.

Source: Literature / The Edge Chronicles
The babies hear "pirate's light" and come to believe that the repairman hired to fix it is a pirate coming to raid Tommy's house.

Source: Western Animation / Rugrats
Insurance Fraud: In "Go Away Ghost Ship", the villain (the owner of a shipping line) would dress as Redbeard the Pirate and raid his own ships, both to sell the stolen cargo and collect the insurance money.

Source: Western Animation / Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

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