See predate on Wiktionary
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"roman": "pereduvaty",
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to prey",
"word": "azen"
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"sense": "to prey",
"word": "prederen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to prey",
"word": "vordatieren"
},
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"code": "pt",
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