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.

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I suppose it is too insignificant to be noticed by the great Epeira, and is therefore allowed to prey on the minute insects, which, adhering to the lines, would otherwise be wasted.

The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context

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