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depredate

Meaningprey

Common meaning: plunder

Journey through time

  1. Latinpraeda‘prey’source
  2. Latindepredatussource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsprey → plunderdepredate‘plunder’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin praeda ‘prey’.

Roots

  • praeda Latin “booty, plunder”

Related words

depredationpredatoryprey

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