v.
Pronunciation: ' de-pr ə - ˌ d ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -dat · ed ; -dat · ing
Etymology: Late Latin depraedatus, past participle of depraedari, from Latin de- + praedari to plunder ― more at PREY
Date: 1626
transitive verb : to lay waste : PLUNDER , RAVAGE
intransitive verb : to engage in plunder
– dep · re · da · tion \ ˌ de-pr ə - ' d ā -sh ə n \ noun
– de · pre · da · tor \ ' de-pr ə - ˌ d ā -t ə r, di- ' pre-d ə - \ noun
– de · pre · da · to · ry \ di- ' pre-d ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē , ' de-pri-d ə - \ adjective