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v. pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing, pre·dates v. tr. To prey on: “Other birds, including members of the crow family, predate songbirds and steal eggs.” (Elaine Murray). v. intr. To hunt, catch, and eat as prey: “Large carnivores will occasionally predate on unprotected livestock” (Florian J. Weise). [Back-formation from PREDATION, PREDATOR, etc.] |
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