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English to English noun
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an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding |  | source: wordnet30
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(usually plural) a destructive action | | Example: the ravages of time
the depredations of age and disease
source: wordnet30
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The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes depredation on the land. | | source: webster1913
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