To prey on

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	To take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob
	To seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize and devour. - Shak.
	To wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away; as, the trouble preyed upon his mind. - Shak.

See also: Prey Prey Prey

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