de predate

verb (used with object)

to plunder or lay waste to; prey upon; pillage; ravage.

verb (used without object)

to plunder; pillage.

Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin dēpraedātus plundered (past participle of depraedārī), equivalent to Latin dē- de- + praed(ārī) to plunder (see prey) + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

dep·re·da·tor, noun

dep·re·da·to·ry

[dep-ri-dey-tuh-ree, dih-pred-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

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depredate (ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt)

—vb
	rare (tr) to plunder or destroy; pillage

[C17: from Late Latin dēpraedārī to ravage, from Latin de- + praeda booty; see prey]

'depredator

—n

depredatory

—*adj*

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depredate

1620s, from pp. stem of L. deprædare "to pillage, ravage" (see depredation)

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