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depredated

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dep·re·date

   [dep-ri-deyt] verb, -dat·ed, -dat·ing.
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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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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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
1620s, from pp. stem of L. deprædare "to pillage, ravage" (see depredation)
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