All depredate synonyms
dep·re·date
D d verb depredate
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- despoil — To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
- loot — spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- maraud — to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- pillage — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- raid — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- ravage — to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
noun depredate
- clean out — If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- dilapidate — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- use up — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.
- ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.