verb
Meaning 1
To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
depredate
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/ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/
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History
Etymology
Late Latin depraedari, depraedat-: Latin de- + praedari (“to plunder”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: грабя (grabja) — to ransack or plunder
- Bulgarian: плячкосвам (pljačkosvam) — to ransack or plunder
- Italian: depredare — to ransack or plunder
- Portuguese: depredar — to ransack or plunder