What does depredate mean?
Depredate means (ambitransitive) To ransack or plunder; to prey upon..
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/ˈdɛpɹədeɪt/ · verb
(ambitransitive) To ransack or plunder; to prey upon..
It makes the substance of the body […] less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits.
Use depredate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Depredate means (ambitransitive) To ransack or plunder; to prey upon..
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It makes the substance of the body […] less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits.
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