predate
noun
1. A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
verb
1. be earlier in time; go back further
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
Similar word(s): antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede
Definition categories: stative
2. come before
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
Similar word(s): precede
Definition categories: stative, lie
3. prey on or hunt for
- These mammals predate certain eggs
Definition categories: consumption, forage
4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Similar word(s): antedate, foredate
Definition categories: change, chronologise, chronologize
Sentences with predate as a verb:
- The Japanese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.