[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

prey \prey\, v. i. imp.  p. p. preyed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   preying. of. preier, preer, l. praedari, fr. praeda. see
   prey, n.
   to take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by
   violence.
   1913 webster

         more pity that the eagle should be mewed,
         while kites and buzzards prey at liberty. --shak.
   1913 webster

   to prey on or to prey upon.
   a to take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob.
       --shak.
   b to seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize
       and devour. --shak.
   c to wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away;
       as, the trouble preyed upon his mind. --addison.
       1913 webster
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BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Briton preyed on Ethiopian orphans
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Man who preyed on Christians gets 14 years in investment scheme
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Sick Child Molesters Preyed on Corey Feldman and Friends :: Hollywood.com
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http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2442769, score=69, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 8:44 am

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IOL: Broker 'who preyed on orphans' is exposed
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icBerkshire - Paedophile who preyed on neighbours' kids jailed
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Former POW: Kerry Preyed on My Family
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http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/10/18/215125.shtml, score=63, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 12:41 am

preyed - definition by dict.die.net
...Prey \Prey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Preying.] [OF ... to cause to waste or pine away; as, the trouble preyed upon his mind ... ..
http://dict.die.net/preyed/, score=63, date indexed=November 26, 2005, 3:51 am

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