what does depredation mean?
DEPREDATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) depredation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- (usually plural) a destructive action
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the ravages of time
- the depradations of age and disease
Hypernyms(s) depredation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.