predate
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/, /ˌpɹiːˈdeɪt/
predate (predates, present participle predating; past and past participle predated)
- To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
- (transitive) To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
- The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.
- (to designate a date earlier) antedate, backdate, foredate; see also Thesaurus:backdate
- (to occur before something else) antedate; see also Thesaurus:predate
- (to designate a date earlier) overdate, postdate; see also Thesaurus:overdate
- (to occur before something else) postdate
- Spanish: adelantar
predate (plural predates)
- A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
predate (predates, present participle predating; past and past participle predated)
- To prey upon something.
- (to prey upon): prey
- Spanish: predar, depredar
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