Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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raid | Yes | No | Yes | No |
peculation | Yes | No | No | No |
raid (noun) | peculation (noun) |
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a sudden short attack | the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
an attempt by speculators to defraud investors |
raid (verb) | peculation (verb) |
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search for something needed or desired | |
enter someone else's territory and take spoils | |
take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock | |
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on |