depredating

Variant of depredate

depredate definition

dep·re·date (dep′rə dāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb depredated -·dat′ed, depredating -·dat′·ing

Rare to plunder

Etymology: LL depraedatus, pp. of depraedari < L de-, intens. + praedari, to plunder < praeda, booty, prey

Related Forms:

  • depredator dep′·re·da′·tor noun
  • depredatory depre′·da·to′ry (dep′rə də tôr′ē, -dāt′ər ē; di pred′ə tôr′ē) adjective

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