Depredate

dep′re-dāt, v.t. to plunder or prey upon: to rob: to lay waste: to devour.— ns. Depredā′tion , act of plundering: state of being depredated; Dep′redator .— adj. Dep′redatory . [L. deprædāri , -ātus — de , inten., and prædāri — præda , plunder.]