dep·re·date (d p r -d t )v. dep·re·dat·ed, dep·re·dat·ing, dep·re·dates v.tr. To ransack; plunder. v.intr. To engage in plundering. [Late Latin d  praedr , dpraedt- : Latin d-, de- + Latin praedr, to plunder (from praeda, booty; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]dep re·dator n.de·pred a·tory (d-prd -tôr, -t r, dpr-d-) adj. |
depredate [ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt]
vb
(tr) Rare to plunder or destroy; pillage
[from Late Latin dēpraedārī to ravage, from Latin de- + praeda booty; see prey]
depredator n
depredatory [ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪtərɪ dɪˈprɛdɪtərɪ -trɪ] adj
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