| predate | (v) be earlier in time; go back further, Syn. antecede, precede, forego, antedate, forgo, Ant. postdate, Example: Stone tools precede bronze tools |
| predate | (v) establish something as being earlier relative to something else, Syn. antedate, foredate, Ant. postdate |
| predation | (n) the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey |
| predator | (n) any animal that lives by preying on other animals, Syn. predatory animal |
| predatory | (adj) living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey, Syn. ravening, raptorial, vulturine, vulturous, rapacious, Example: a predatory bird; the rapacious wolf; raptorial birds; ravening wolves; a vulturine taste for offal |
| Predate | v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; |
| Predation | n. [ L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder. ] The act of pillaging. E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Predatorily | adv. In a predatory manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Predatory | a. [ L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See Prey. ] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |