depredate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-depredate.wav

Word forms

depredate depredates depredating depredated

Etymology

Late Latin depraedari, depraedat-: Latin de- + praedari (“to plunder”).

Derived words

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