It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
depredated — v. ravage; plunder, pillage … English contemporary dictionary
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Depredate — Dep re*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depredated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depredating}.] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of depraedari to plunder; de + praedari to plunder, praeda plunder, prey. See {Prey}.] To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Depredating — Depredate Dep re*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depredated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depredating}.] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of depraedari to plunder; de + praedari to plunder, praeda plunder, prey. See {Prey}.] To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Depredate — Dep re*date, v. i. To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops depredated on the country. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Depredation — Dep re*da tion, n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F. d[ e]pr[ e]dation.] The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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