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depredateto attack and rob; to plunder or pillage

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to attack and rob; to plunder or pillage

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdeprɪˌdeɪt/

Korean meaning: 약탈하다, 침입하여 훔치다

Korean pronunciation: **데**프러데이트

Example Sentences

  • The notorious captain ordered his crew to depredate every ship they encountered on the high seas.
  • Modern hackers depredate digital treasures instead of gold doubloons.
  • The invading army continued to depredate the countryside, leaving nothing of value behind.

depredate

VERB

//ˈdeprɪˌdeɪt//

to attack and rob; to plunder or pillage

depredate concept
💡 Concept

Armed raiders depredate the peaceful village, stealing goods and terrorizing inhabitants

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depredate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

While bandits depredate, the monk meditates to validate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdeprɪˌdeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdeprɪˌdeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootpraed
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin depraedatus, meaning 'to plunder completely' or 'to rob thoroughly.' The word was commonly used to describe the actions of raiders and pillagers in medieval times.

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🎵Rhyme

meditateimitatevalidate
meditate
imitate
validate

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📝Examples

The notorious captain ordered his crew to depredate every ship they encountered on the high seas.

😄 Fun example

Modern hackers depredate digital treasures instead of gold doubloons.

The invading army continued to depredate the countryside, leaving nothing of value behind.

😄 Fun example

My little brother seems to depredate my snack stash every time I'm not watching.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

plunderpillageransacklootravage

Antonyms

protectpreservesafeguard

Related

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