Found 1 hit - Term: to prey upon, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [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
see also:
preyed preying prey to prey on to prey upon
Results 1 - 7 of 7 found about to prey upon: Prey
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Prey, definition of term: Prey
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Upon, definition of term: Upon
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Look Upon, definition of term: Look Upon
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Call Upon, definition of term: Call Upon
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Agreed Upon, definition of term: Agreed Upon
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Bear Upon, definition of term: Bear Upon
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Bird Of Prey, definition of term: Bird Of Prey
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