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depredate

[ dep-ri-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing.
  1. to plunder or lay waste to; prey upon; pillage; ravage.


verb (used without object)

, dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing.
  1. to plunder; pillage.

depredate

/ -trɪ; dɪˈprɛdɪtərɪ; ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪtərɪ; ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt /

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to plunder or destroy; pillage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdepreˌdator, noun
  • depredatory, adjective
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Other Words From

  • depre·dator noun
  • dep·re·da·to·ry [dep, -ri-dey-t, uh, -ree, dih-, pred, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of depredate1

1620–30; < Late Latin dēpraedātus plundered (past participle of depraedārī ), equivalent to Latin dē- de- + praed ( ārī ) to plunder ( prey ) + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of depredate1

C17: from Late Latin dēpraedārī to ravage, from Latin de- + praeda booty; see prey
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Example Sentences

But the most valuable of the members of the band of friends of the Jameses are those who never go abroad to depredate.

I have been told that superstitious thieves hang veils or kerchiefs before the picture in rooms where they depredate.

Continuing, he charged the general with inciting his employés to depredate on the fences and fields.

Chickens depredate warily about the doorsteps, and intent pigs emerge for plunder from the alleys.

Col. Bush asked if this man Blackman, who took out a commission in order to depredate and plunder, is still living?

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