depredated
Ravaged and looted
Depredated is the past tense of depredate, meaning to plunder, pillage, or lay waste.
The word appears most often in contexts of raiding or destruction: The invading forces depredated the countryside.
In ecology, it describes predation: Wolves depredated livestock in the region.
The term is formal and relatively uncommon outside academic or historical writing.
Attacked by surprise
- pillagedRobbed through violence
- lootedStolen from, especially violently
- plunderedForcibly took valuables
- ransackedSearched destructively for valuables
ravaged · despoiled · marauded · sacked · stripped · robbed · devastated · harried
Pursuing wild game
- cullingSelective population reduction
- thinningReducing density or number
- population controlPolicies limiting demographic growth
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
raided
Attacked by surprise
- pillagedRobbed through violence
- lootedStolen from, especially violently
- plunderedForcibly took valuables
ransacked · ravaged · despoiled · marauded · sacked · stripped · robbed · devastated · harried · foraged
hunting
Pursuing wild game
- cullingSelective population reduction
- thinningReducing density or number
- population controlPolicies limiting demographic growth
depredatedprotected
Kept from harm
preserved · safeguarded · defended · shielded · conserved
depredatednurtured
Cared for supportively
cultivated · replenished · enriched · restored · sustained