What is to take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops depredated on the country called?
depredate — To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops depredated on the country. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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