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Definition of depredation

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
(usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease"

Similar Words: predation, ravage

Derivational Morphology: raven, prey, predate, lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge, harry

Anagrams: deportation, train depot, periodontia, trepidation, apportioned, pot-trained, partitioned

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