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Meaning of "depredatory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEPREDATORY

depredatory  [ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEPREDATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Depredatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEPREDATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

depredatory

Raid (military)

Raid, also known as depredation, is a military tactic or operational warfare mission which has a specific purpose and is not normally intended to capture and hold terrain, but instead finish with the raiding force quickly retreating to a previous defended position prior to enemy forces being able to respond in a co-ordinated manner or formulate a counter-attack. Within the tactical mission, a raiding group may consist of personnel specially trained in this tactic, regular soldiers, or any organized group of combatants. The purposes of a raid may include: ▪ to demoralize, confuse, or exhaust the enemy ▪ to ransack or pillage a location ▪ to obtain property or capture people ▪ to destroy goods or other things with an economic value ▪ to free POWs ▪ to kill or capture specific people ▪ to gather intelligence.

Definition of depredatory in the English dictionary

The definition of depredatory in the dictionary is given to depredation; ravaging; plundering.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEPREDATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
anticipatory
ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
celebratory
ˈsɛləbreɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
compensatory
ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ
congratulatory
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
datary
ˈdeɪtərɪ
dedicatory
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
elucidatory
ɪˌluːsɪˈdeɪtərɪ
gyratory
ˌdʒaɪəˈreɪtərɪ
innovatory
ˈɪnəveɪtərɪ
intimidatory
ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
revelatory
ˌrevəˈleɪtərɪ
self-congratulatory
ˌselfkənɡrætʃʊˈleɪtərɪ
self-regulatory
ˌsɛlfrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
translatory
trænsˈleɪtərɪ
ventilatory
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEPREDATORY

depreciable
depreciate
depreciatingly
depreciation
depreciative
depreciator
depreciatory
depredate
depredation
depredator
deprehend
deprenyl
depress
depressant
depressed
depressible
depressing
depressingly
depression
depressive

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEPREDATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
lavatory
mandatory
migratory
obligatory
observatory
predatory
preparatory
purgatory
research laboratory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of depredatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «depredatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEPREDATORY

Find out the translation of depredatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of depredatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «depredatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

depredatory
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depredadora
570 millions of speakers

English

depredatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

depredatory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

depredatory
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

depredatory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

depredadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

depredatory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déprédateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemalsuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

depredatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

depredatory
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

depredatory
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Depredatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

depredatory
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

depredatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वंचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

depredatory
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

depredatory
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

depredatory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

depredatory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

depredatory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

depredatory
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

depredatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

depredatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

depredatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of depredatory

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPREDATORY»

The term «depredatory» is normally little used and occupies the 144.511 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPREDATORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «depredatory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «depredatory» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about depredatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEPREDATORY»

Discover the use of depredatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to depredatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Becoming-woman
Becoming War-Machine Depredatory: destructive, consuming, wasteful, deleterious; that preys upon other animals: creature of prey and its organs of capture. Depredate: to prey upon, make prey of, to consume by waste. Depredation: the ...
Camilla Griggers, 1997
2
The Fauna of Oil Palm and Coconut: Insect and Mites Pests ...
DEPREDATORY. SPECIES. These include species that attack coconut fruits, foliage and roots. COREIDAE This family has 4 main species: Amblypelta cocophaga China in part of the Solomon Islands (Brown 1959c), Pseudotheraptus wayi ...
Dominique Mariau, 2001
3
Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Thesaurus: A Welsh and English ...
Anrhegu, v. a. to give presents, to present. Anrhegwr, s. m. a donor; a bestower. Anrheibiol, a. not ravenous. Anrheidio, v.a. to ren'der unnecessary. Anrheidiol, a. unnecessitating. Anrheidus, a. not in want. Anrheithadwy, a. depredatory.
Thomas Richards, 1839
4
The Cambrian Journal
The three necessary, but reluctant, duties of the bards of the Island of Britain : secresy for the sake of peace and public good ; invective lamentation required by justice ; and to unsheath the sword against the lawless and depredatory.
5
Historical memoirs of Rob Roy and the clan Macgregor, ...
in their depredatory excursions. A heath bed, covered with deers' skins was the only furniture which this gloomy apartment contained, and here the unhappy lady was forced to remain — a sad reverse from that comfort to which she had been ...
Kenneth Macleay (M.D.), Robert Macgregor, 1818
6
III Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of Plan ...
Group 3 of the CIC, as pertains to depredatory birds and citrus cancrosis. The Program participated as an observer in the working meeting held in Asuncion last October. Promotion of Information and Dissemination System Meeting to ...
IICA-Costa Rica, Iica
7
The Land Within: Indigenous Territory and the Perception of ...
For example, under normal conditions humans see themselves as humans and animals as animals. However, both depredatory animals and spirits see humans as animals of prey whilst animals of prey see humans as spirits or depredatory ...
Alexandre Surrallés, Pedro García Hierro, 2005
8
The Scourge: Or, Monthly Expositor of Imposture and Folly
Depredatory arts. To those who are unacquainted with the art it may be necessary or interesting to give the following brief particulars: The needy man, who applies for a temporary loan, of course brings his security, and leaves it for the purpose ...
George Cruikshank, 1813
9
The Historical Register of the United States
Though some expressions in these proclamations appear as if they were intended as a mere cover for smuggling transactions, yet the humanity and good sense displayed in the acknowledgment " that no good could result from depredatory ...
Thomas H. Palmer, 1816
10
Religion, International Relations and Development Cooperation
... (see also Houtart 2005). This same logic is always deployed, accumulating vast wealth on the one hand, at the cost of utter poverty on the other. This depredatory relationship with nature (ecological injustice) adversely affects water and soil, ...
Berma Klein Goldewijk, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEPREDATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term depredatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
War and Peace: The Lost Principles of Science and Value
Least of all is the depredatory system of vast military expenditures and operations behind the latest enemy they are used against examined as ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
2
Reading the Runes From Abuja
... this cohort has managed quite successfully to fly beneath the radar (often masking their depredatory instincts beneath populist veneers). «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
3
Prison: The birthplace of hopelessness
The depredatory and inhospitable nature of prisons makes them perfectly unsuitable as places of correction. The consequences of the ... «Jamaica Observer, May 15»
4
Health-care mismanagement a crime against taxpayers
... immunity/privilege, charges would be pending in such outrageous instances of neglectful mismanagement and depredatory largess. Alvin W. «Lethbridge Herald, Jan 15»
5
Treasure hunting in Tanawal
It was a country of lawless, depredatory men. And with that menace ringing in my ears, we fetched up at the Pohar police post behind which the ... «DAWN.com, Nov 14»
6
'Battlestar Galactica': Read THR's 1978 Review
... with Lorne Greene this time as an intergalactic wagonmaster shepherding a tatterdemalian array of spacecraft past the depredatory Cylons, ... «Hollywood Reporter, Nov 14»
7
In search of King Dodol's treasure
“But the peace of the valley was disturbed by the Muslim invaders from the plains of Dir whose depredatory raids caused great alarm among ... «The News on Sunday, Aug 14»
8
Most invasive species is Homo sapiens
So if you want to rid the local environment of a singularly depredatory alien, do you really need me to suggest your solution? Just something to ... «West Hawaii Today, Jul 14»
9
Acoustic device to scare away birds, animals
This technique conveys the message to animals that the broadcast area is dangerous. The depredatory animals then start avoiding the area. «Times of India, Feb 14»
10
Juvenile homes are hell-holes India should be ashamed of
A situation in which the institutions created for protection of child rights themselves take on a depredatory role turn in unacceptable in any ... «The New Indian Express, May 13»

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