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depredation

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dep⋅re⋅da⋅tion

  [dep-ri-dey-shuhn]
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–noun
the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
Origin:
1475–85; < LL dēpraedātiōn- (s. of dēpraedātiō) a plundering, equiv. to dēpraedāt(us) (see depredate ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
dep⋅re⋅da⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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dep·re·da·tion   (děp'rĭ-dā'shən)   
n.  

  1. A predatory attack; a raid.

  2. Damage or loss; ravage: "[Carnegie Hall has] withstood the wear and tear of enthusiastic music lovers and the normal depredations of time" (Mechanical Engineering).

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Word Origin & History

depredation 
1483, from L.L. deprædationem (nom. deprædatio), from L. deprædari "to pillage," from de- "thoroughly" + prædari "to plunder," lit. "to make prey of," from præda "prey."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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