depredate

(dep′rə dāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb depredated, depredating

Rare to plunder

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

To ransack; plunder.

verb, intransitive

To engage in plundering.

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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