Depredate
Pronunciation : Dep"re*date
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. depraedatus, p. p. of depraedari to plunder; de- + praedari to plunder, praeda plunder, prey. See Prey.]
Definition : Defn: To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste; to prey upon. It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits. Bacon.
t. [imp. & p. p. Depredated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depredating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dep"re*date
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops depredated on the country.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913