depredate

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depredate

  • /ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/

Where it comes from

Late Latin depraedari, depraedat-: Latin de- + praedari (“to plunder”).

verb depredates · depredating · depredated

  1. ambitransitive To 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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verb to ransack or plunder

Portuguêsdepredar
Italianodepredare

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"depredate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/depredate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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depredate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/depredate

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"depredate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/depredate.

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@misc{depredate_2026,
  title = {depredate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/depredate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}