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Depredable
Depredable Dep"re*da*ble, a. Liable to depredation. [Obs.] ``Made less depredable.' --Bacon.
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.
Depredated
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.
Depredating
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.
Depredator
Depredator Dep"re*da`tor, n. [L. depraedator.] One who plunders or pillages; a spoiler; a robber.
Depredatory
Depredatory Dep"re*da`to*ry, a. Tending or designed to depredate; characterized by depredation; plundering; as, a depredatory incursion.
Predacean
Predacean Pre*da"cean, n. [L. praeda prey.] (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal. --Kirby.
Predaceous
Predaceous Pre*da"ceous, a. [L. praeda prey. See Prey.] Living by prey; predatory. --Derham.
Predal
Predal Pre"dal, a. [L. praeda prey.] Of or pertaining to prey; plundering; predatory. [R.] --Boyse.
Predate
Predate Pre*date", v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
Predation
Predation Pre*da"tion, n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of pillaging. --E. Hall.
Predatorily
Predatorily Pred"a*to*ri*ly, adv. In a predatory manner.
Predatory
Predatory Pred"a*to*ry, a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. ``A predatory war.' --Macaulay. 2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. --Bacon. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.

Meaning of Preda from wikipedia

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