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dep·re·da·tion
 depredation
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- pronunciation:
- de
pr
deI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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a despoiling, robbing, or preying upon.
The village suffered repeated depredations by invading armies.- synonyms:
- devastation, rapine, ravage, raven
- similar words:
- brigandage, desolation, destruction, pillage, plunder, rape, robbery, ruination, sack, spoliation
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adjective + (n.)depredation
black, environmental, indian, large, natural, other, private, special, uncontrolled, vulnerable
verb + (n.)depredation
become, believe, cause, commit, decline, decrease, escape, fall, give, halt, help, might, prevent, protect, recur, remain, render, suffer, survive
noun + (n.)depredation
act,
amount,
area,
art,
class,
colonialism,
coyote,
crop,
deer,
disease,
environment,
evidence,
gull,
indian,
kind,
level,
lion,
livestock,
man,
measure,
minority,
official,
past,
problem,
regime,
right,
rule,
species,
viking,
weather,
year
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