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Definition of Depredates
Depredate Depredate Dep"re*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depredated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Depredating.] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of
depraedari to plunder; de- + praedari to plunder, praeda
plunder, prey. See Prey.]
To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste;
to prey upon.
It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be
consumed and depredated by the spirits. --Bacon.
Depredate Depredate Dep"re*date, v. i.
To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops
depredated on the country.
