Feed and Prefer

Feed

Feed verb - To provide food or meals for.

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Prefer and feed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Feed".

Nearby Words: feeding, feeder

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Feed and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feed" instead a verb "Prefer".

Rather than just being inherently appealing, it is stated that vampires actually prefer to have sex with their prey before they feed, since arousal improves the taste of blood (in a blatant denial of Les Yay, vampires in this universe can't feed on humans of the same sex).

Source: Vampires Are Sex Gods
Other vampires like Josef Kostan prefer to keep a harem of human women (or men) to feed on occasionally.

Source: Vegetarian Vampire
Raising the Steaks: Vampires can feed on animals, although they generally prefer humans.

Source: Literature / Bloodsucking Fiends

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