To plunder; to rob; to pillage; to take the property of an enemy or of a foreign country by force; as, the army depredated the enemys country. That kind of war which’ depredates and distresses individuals.

To prey upon; to waste; to spoil.

To devour; to destroy by eating; as, wild animals depredate the corn.

To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops depredated on the country.