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depredate

/ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
depre-date
IPA
/ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Late Latin depraedari, depraedat-: Latin de- + praedari (“to plunder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

depredates (present, singular) depredating (participle, present) depredated (participle, past) depredated (past)

Derived Forms

depredator

Frequently Paired Words

depredation predate predation predator prey

Questions

How do you pronounce depredate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/.
What does depredate mean?
To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.
Where does depredate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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