The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 waste; to prey upon.
It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be
consumed and depredated by the spirits.
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: depredate)
Usage examples of "depredated".
I thought you to be an expert cut-purse, who depredated all the fairs and festivals of Dahaut.
It is a thing worthy of complaint when public charities, designed for the relief of the poor, are embezzled and depredated by the rich, and turned to the support of luxury and pride.
She turned herself around, moving in small, cautious increments and breathing deeply so that she would not whimper from the pain emanating from those parts of her that were most tender and vulnerable and yet had been most viciously depredated by her captors.