Dep″re‐date (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Depredated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Depredating (?).] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of depraedari to plunder; de- + praedari to plunder, praeda plunder, prey. See Prey.] To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste; to prey upon.
It makes the substance of the body... less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits. Bacon.