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the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
- an early morning raid by Federal agents took the smugglers in their hideout by surprise
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of raid (Entry 2 of 2)
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to enter for conquest or plunder
- a fox has been raiding the chicken coop, and now we're down to eight hens
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to take sudden, violent action against
- the enemy tribe raided the village just before dawn, taking everyone by surprise
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The first known use of raid was in the 15th century
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