 predate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] come before | |
| Synonyms: | precede | |
| Examples: | "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" |
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| Related terms: | lie lie precession | |
| 2. | [ verb ] be earlier in time; go back further | |
| Synonyms: | precede forego antedate antecede | |
| Examples: | "Stone tools precede bronze tools" |
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| Related terms: | postdate precedent antecedent priority | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (food) prey on or hunt for | |
| Synonyms: | prey raven | |
| Examples: | "These mammals predate certain eggs" |
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| Related terms: | forage predation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] establish something as being earlier relative to something else | |
| Synonyms: | foredate antedate | |
| Related terms: | postdate chronologize | |
| Similar spelling: |
predator predatory predation |
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