What is another word for Depredate?

Pronunciation: [dɪpɹˈɛde͡ɪt] (IPA)

Depredate is a verb that means to plunder or ravage something, usually in a violent and destructive manner. Synonyms for this word include pillage, ravage, loot, plunder, ransack, maraud, despoil, and sack. Each of these words refers to a similar action of taking or damaging something that belongs to someone else. Other possible synonyms for depredate include raid, plunder, gut, rob, strip, or desolate, but these words may have slightly different nuances or connotations. Regardless of which synonym you choose, the idea is the same: a forceful and often destructive act of taking or damaging someone else's property.

Synonyms for Depredate:

What are the hypernyms for Depredate?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Depredate

Not that they requite his indulgence with ingratitude, for they do not Depredate very flagrantly on his estate; but because their pilferings and misdeeds occasion loud murmurs in the village.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
Fire-breathing, venomous once, they no longer now Depredate our Flocks and meadows and woods, fields of golden grain.
"Erotica Romana"
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Chickens Depredate warily about the doorsteps, and intent pigs emerge for plunder from the alleys.
"Last Words"
Stephen Crane

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