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- [free-boot]
- /ˈfriˌbut/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [free-boot]
- /ˈfriˌbut/
Definitions of freebooting word
- verb without object freebooting to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot. 1
- noun freebooting Piracy or plundering. 1
- noun freebooting the practice of living from plunder or piracy 0
- noun freebooting the practice of seeking pleasure, wealth, etc, without responsibility 0
- adjective freebooting of or relating to plunder or piracy 0
- adjective freebooting of or relating to the seeking of pleasure, wealth, etc, without responsibility 0
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Origin of freebooting
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; back formation from freebooter
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Parts of speech for Freebooting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freebooting popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.
freebooting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for freebooting
noun freebooting
- infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
- plagiarism — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- theft — the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
- rapine — the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- stealing — Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
adjective freebooting
- attacking — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- robbing — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- lawless — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- illegal — forbidden by law or statute.
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