Meanings
verbdepredate (third-person singular simple present depredates, present participle depredating, simple past and past participle depredated)
present singular third person depredates · participle present depredating · participle past depredated · past depredated
- ambitransitiveTo ransack or plunder; to prey upon.
It makes the substance of the body […] less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits.
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Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latindepraedari
- Englishdepredate
Late Latin depraedari, depraedat-: Latin de- + praedari (“to plunder”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian грабя, плячкосвам
- грабя (grabja)to ransack or plunder
- плячкосвам (pljačkosvam)to ransack or plunder
Italian depredare
- depredareto ransack or plunder
Portuguese depredar
- depredarto ransack or plunder
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APA
depredate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depredate
MLA
“depredate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depredate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depredate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depredate.
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