Meaning
to loot, plunder
- to rob of goods or valuables by force, especially during war or unrest
- to strip of natural resources or assets
In a sentence
I pirati hanno depredato la nave mercantile.
The pirates looted the merchant vessel.
Hanno depredato le foreste senza alcun rispetto per l'ambiente.
They plundered the forests without any respect for the environment.
Durante i disordini nessun negozio fu depredato dai manifestanti.
During the unrest, no shops were looted by the protesters.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| depredare | infinitive |
| depredo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| depredi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| depreda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| deprediamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| depredate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| depredano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| depredavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| depredavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| depredava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| depredavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| depredavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| depredavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| depredai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| depredasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| depredò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| depredammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| depredaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| depredarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| deprederò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| deprederai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| deprederà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| deprederemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| deprederete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| deprederanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| depredi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| depredi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Formal and often used in historical contexts or when discussing environmental exploitation.