Definition of predate Predate
/pɹidejˈt/ - [preedeyt] - pre•date
We found 13 definitions of predate from 6 different sources.
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What does predate mean?
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| predate - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" | ||
| precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate | ||
| postdate, follow establish something as being later relative to something else | ||
| predate - establish something as being earlier relative to something else | ||
| antedate, foredate | ||
| postdate establish something as being later relative to something else | ||
| chronologise, chronologize establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents" | ||
| predate - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" | ||
| precede | ||
| lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" | ||
| predate - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" | ||
| raven, prey | ||
| forage wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- predate (Noun)
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue. - predate (Verb)
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point. - predate (Verb)
To exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate. - predate (Verb)
To prey upon something.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- predate (v. t.)
To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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predate
To assign to a date earlier than the actual date. -
predate
To prey on or hunt for.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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predate
prē-dāt′, v.t. to date before the true date: to date by anticipation: to be earlier than
Part of speech
🔤- predate, verb, present, 1st person singular of predate (infinitive).
- predate, verb (infinitive).
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