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–verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -dat·ing.

1.	to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.

2.	to precede in date: a house that predates the Civil War.

[Origin: 1860–65; pre- + date¹

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pre·date Audio Help (prē-dāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing, pre·dates

To mark or designate with a date earlier than the actual one: predated the check.
To precede in time; antedate.

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predate

1864, from pre- + date "point in time."

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predate
verb
1.	be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [ant: follow]
2.	come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: precede]
3.	prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: raven]
4.	establish something as being earlier relative to something else [ant: postdate]