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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.
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It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be
consumed and depredated by the spirits. --Bacon.
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Depredate \Dep"re*date\, v. i.
To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops
depredated on the country.
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