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

They then go out and depredate the country.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O by Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett)

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

Continuing, he charged the general with inciting his employés to depredate on the fences and fields.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 by Various