English → Latin
“depredate” in Latin
dēpopulorto sack, plunder, pillage, despoil; to ravage, devastate, destroy, lay wastedēpecūlorto despoil, pillage, rifle, plunder, embezzlespoliōto strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing, uncover, bare, unclothe; to strip, deprive or rob of arms or equipment
The English word depredate itself goes back to Latin praeda, through depraedari.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
depredate v.
☞ not depraedari, late, for praedari; praedam agere; depopulari; depeculari; spoliare, etc. Vid. PLUNDER, PILLAGE, PREY upon.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for depredate?
- The usual Latin words for “depredate” are dēpopulor, dēpecūlor, spoliō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.