DEPREDATE


Meaning of DEPREDATE in English

ˈdeprəˌdāt verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Late Latin depraedatus, past participle of depraedari, from Latin de- + praedari to plunder — more at prey

transitive verb

: to lay waste : prey upon : plunder , pillage , despoil

depredating the surrounding countryside

intransitive verb

: to make depredations : plunder

if you depredate in that country, we'll have to clash — J.E.Haley

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