| NOUN | act | depredation, predation | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding |
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| event | depredation, ravage | (usually plural) a destructive action |
| Sounds | deh.prahdey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding. | |
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| Synonym | predation | |
| Broader | plundering, pillage, pillaging | The act of stealing valuable things from a place |
| Spanish | depredación, predación | |
| Catalan | depredació, predació | |
| Meaning | (usually plural) a destructive action. | |
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| Example | "the depredations of age and disease" | |
| Synonym | ravage | |
| Broader | destruction, demolition, wipeout | An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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