Antonyms for de-predating
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dep-ri-deyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛp rɪˌdeɪt |
- adorn
- aid
- appease
- assist
- be indifferent
- beautify
- build
- calm
- clean
- clothe
- comfort
- construct
- cover
- create
- cure
- decorate
- delight
- develop
- disenchant
- embellish
- employ
- encourage
- enhance
- enrich
- expand
- fill
- fix
- give
- grow
- guard
- heal
- help
- hire
- hoard
- honor
- ignore
- improve
- increase
- inspirit
- invigorate
- let go
- lose
- make happy
- mend
- neglect
- offer
- order
- ornament
- pacify
- please
- praise
- preserve
- protect
- purify
- reassure
- receive
- release
- repair
- respect
- restore
- safeguard
- sanctify
- save
- soothe
- strengthen
- support
- surrender
- turn off
- yield
Definition of de-predating
Origin :- 1620s, from Latin depredatus, past participle of depraedare "to pillage, ravage" (see depredation).
- As in pillage : verb plunder, destroy
- As in plunder : verb ravage, steal
- As in prey on : verb attack, terrorize
- As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
- As in sack : verb raid, plunder
- As in spoil : verb ruin, hurt
- As in waste : verb ruin, destroy
- As in depredate : verb plunder
- As in harrow : verb sack
- As in pauperize : verb ruin
- As in spoliate : verb sack
- As in deflower : verb ravish; take away beauty
- As in desecrate : verb abuse, violate
- As in desolate : verb ravage, destroy
- As in despoil : verb ravage, destroy
- As in devastate : verb demolish, destroy
- As in harry : verb pester, annoy
Synonyms for de-predating
- appropriate
- arrogate
- assault
- attack
- badger
- bankrupt
- bedevil
- befoul
- beggar
- beleaguer
- blackmail
- blaspheme
- bleed
- blemish
- botch
- break
- bring down
- bring to ruin
- bully
- burden
- burn
- bust
- chivy
- clean out
- commit sacrilege
- confiscate
- consume
- contaminate
- crush
- damage
- debase
- decimate
- deface
- defeat
- defile
- deflorate
- demolish
- denude
- deplete
- deplore
- depopulate
- depredate
- deprive
- desecrate
- desolate
- despoil
- destroy
- devastate
- devour
- dilapidate
- disfigure
- disgrace
- dishonor
- dispossess
- distress
- disturb
- divest
- do in
- do one in
- drain
- eat
- exhaust
- exploit
- feed on
- fleece
- forage
- foray
- force
- fret
- gnaw
- grab
- gut
- harass
- harm
- hassle
- haunt
- have
- havoc
- hunt
- impair
- impoverish
- injure
- intimidate
- invade
- irk
- irritate
- kip
- knock off
- knock over
- lay low
- lay waste
- level
- liberate
- lift
- live off
- load
- loft
- loot
- maim
- make a mess of
- make lose face
- make useless
- mangle
- mar
- maraud
- mess up
- molest
- moonlight requisition
- muck up
- mutilate
- nab
- oppress
- outrage
- overthrow
- overturn
- overwhelm
- pauperize
- persecute
- perturb
- pervert
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- plague
- plunder
- pollute
- possess
- prejudice
- prey
- profane
- prostitute
- prowl
- purloin
- raid
- ransack
- rape
- ravage
- ravish
- raze
- reduce
- relieve
- requisition
- rifle
- rip off
- rob
- ruin
- sack
- salvage
- seduce
- seize
- shatter
- smash
- smash and grab
- snatch
- spoil
- spoilate
- spoliate
- squash
- stamp out
- steal
- stick up
- strip
- take advantage of
- take apart
- tarnish
- tax
- tease
- thieve
- torment
- total
- trash
- trespass
- trouble
- undo
- upset
- use up
- vandalize
- vex
- victimize
- violate
- vitiate
- waste
- weigh
- wipe off map
- wipe out
- worry
- wrack
- wreak havoc
- wreak havoc on
- wreck
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