n. [ L. praeda prey. ] (Zool.) A carnivorous animal. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. praeda prey. See Prey. ] Living by prey; predatory. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. praeda prey. ] Of or pertaining to prey; plundering; predatory. [ R. ] Boyse. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate;
n. [ L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder. ] The act of pillaging. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a predatory manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey. ]
Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ L. praedari. See Prey. ] To prey; to plunder. [ Obs. ] Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Prey; plunder; booty. [ Obs. ] Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Premature decay. [ 1913 Webster ]