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predate

/pri'deɪt/

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verb
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
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Similar:

antedate foredate

Opposite:

postdate

type of:
chronologise chronologize
verb
be earlier in time; go back further
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antecede antedate forego forgo precede

Opposite:

postdate
verb
prey on or hunt for
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"These mammals predate certain eggs"

Similar:

prey raven

type of:
forage
verb
come before
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precede

type of:
lie

Examples of predate

"These mammals predate certain eggs"