depredate
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rɪˌdeɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to plunder or lay waste to; prey upon; pillage; ravage.
verb (used without object)
2.
to plunder; pillage.
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| —vb | |
| rare (tr) to plunder or destroy; pillage | |
| [C17: from Late Latin dēpraedārī to ravage, from Latin | |
| 'depredator | |
| —n | |
| depredatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
depredate
1620s, from pp. stem of L. deprædare "to pillage, ravage" (see depredation)
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Example sentences
Constructing barriers without removing predators would be futile, because enclosed animals likely would depredate nests.
Additionally, there has historically been conflict between grazing livestock and predators that often depredate livestock.
Wolves should be shot if they depredate on livestock.
Packs that had alphas removed were no less likely to depredate again within the year than packs with non-alphas removed.
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