predate

pre·date  (pr-dt)

tr.v. pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing, pre·dates

1. To mark or designate with a date earlier than the actual one: predated the check.

2. To precede in time; antedate.

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predate

Verb

[-dating, -dated]

1. to occur at an earlier date than

2. to write a date on (a document) that is earlier than the actual date

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	predate - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" antecede, antedate, forego, precede, forgo postdate, follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
	2.	predate - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" precede lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	3.	predate - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" prey, raven forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
	4.	predate - establish something as being earlier relative to something else foredate, antedate chronologise, chronologize - establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents" postdate - establish something as being later relative to something else

Translations

predate [ˈpriːˈdeɪt] vt (= precede) → preceder

predate [ˈpriːˈdeɪt] vt (= precede) → antidater

predate [ˈpriːˈdeɪt] vt (= precede) → vorausgehen +dat

predate [priːˈdeɪt] vt (= precede) → precedere