PREDATE
Pre*date", v. t.
Defn: To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
PREDATION
Pre*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.]
Defn: The act of pillaging. E. Hall.
PREDATORILY
Pred"a*to*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: In a predatory manner.
PREDATORY Pred"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [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.
2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. Bacon.
3. (Zoöl.)