depredate

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"Cats depredate and scavenge a large fraction of the species present across the range available in the landscapes they forage in," the authors write.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

Chickens depredate warily about the doorsteps, and intent pigs emerge for plunder from the alleys.

From Last Words by Crane, Stephen

In his report for 1887 he pays his respects to our enemies from "the northern and eastern borders"—the same hand that has continued to depredate until this day.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

Fire-breathing, venomous once, they no longer now depredate our Flocks and meadows and woods, fields of golden grain.

From Erotica Romana by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

At the close of the war of 1812-15, the Dey of Algiers, believing the British navy had utterly destroyed that of the United States, sent out his corsairs to depredate on our commerce.

From Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various