Pre*da"cean (?), n. [L. praeda prey.] (Zoˆl.) A carnivorous animal.
Kirby.
Pre*da"ceous (?), a. [L. praeda prey. See Prey.] Living by prey;
predatory. Derham.
Pre"dal (?), a. [L. praeda prey.] Of or pertaining to prey; plundering;
predatory. [R.] Boyse.
Pre*date" (?), v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an
earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or
letter.
Pre*da"tion (?), n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of
pillaging. E. Hall.
Pred"a*to*ri*ly (?), adv. In a predatory manner.
Pred"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr.
praeda prey. See Prey.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing
rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory
party. "A predatory war." Macaulay.