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pre⋅date

  [pree-deyt]
Use predate in a Sentence
–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- + date 1
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pre·date   (prē-dāt')   
tr.v.   pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing, pre·dates

  1. To mark or designate with a date earlier than the actual one: predated the check.

  2. To precede in time; antedate.

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predate 
1864, from pre- + date "point in time."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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