transitive verb, intransitive verb depredated, depredating
Origin: LL depraedatus, pp. of depraedari < L de-, intens. + praedari, to plunder < praeda, booty, prey
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verb dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing, dep·re·dates verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin dēpraedārī, dēpraedāt-
Origin: : Latin dē-, de-
Origin: + Latin praedārī, to plunder (from praeda, booty; see ghend- in Indo-European roots)
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