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[ dep-ri-dey-shuhn ] / ˌdɛp rɪˈdeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR depredation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage. Origin of depredation1475–85; <Late Latin dēpraedātiōn- (stem of dēpraedātiō) a plundering, equivalent to dēpraedāt(us) (see depredate) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM depredationdep·re·da·tion·ist, nounDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depredationIs it the depredations of unfettered capitalism that make people the servants of the market rather than the other way around? You Say You Want a Revolution?|Christopher Dickey|June 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Only grassroots opposition stopped, or at least limited, their depredations. America’s New Oligarchs—Fwd.us and Silicon Valley’s Shady 1 Percenters|Joel Kotkin|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST Iran has also succumbed over the course of a cruel century, in large part because of the depredations of the Pahlavi dynasty. Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi Suicide: Tragic End to Iran's Dynasty|Stephen Kinzer|January 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST There must have been millions in the locality, and it was very difficult to guard our food from their depredations. Five Years in New Zealand|Robert B. Booth
Their depredations do not lessen the sweetness of flowers, nor the savour of herbs. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879|Various Forming guerilla bands, they would come down into the peaceful valleys and commit all sorts of depredations. The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield|Emma Elizabeth Brown They were carrying several heavy coils of rope, the result of their depredations on the river during a few preceding hours. Shadow, the Mysterious Detective|Police Captain Howard The attacks and depredations upon the Indians were now more frequent, and the majority of them determined upon resistance. Diary in America, Series Two|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
British Dictionary definitions for depredation
nounthe act or an instance of plundering; robbery; pillage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to depredationwasting, desecration, theft, rapine, pillage, desolation, stealing, crime, plunder, robbery, burglary, sacking, ransacking, ravaging, spoliation, despoiling, marauding |