predate
See also: pre-date
English
Etymology 1
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- 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.
Usage notes
The transitive sense of moving an event to an earlier point is the proper one for "predate." "Antedate" is the correct term for occurring before something else. These terms are frequently misused even in educated writing.
Synonyms
- (to designate a date earlier): antedate, backdate, foredate; see also Thesaurus:backdate
- (to occur before something else): antedate; see also Thesaurus:predate
Antonyms
- (to designate a date earlier): overdate, postdate; see also Thesaurus:overdate
- (to occur before something else): postdate
Translations
move a date, event
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Noun
predate (plural predates)
- A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
Etymology 2
Back-formation from predation or predator.
Pronunciation
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Verb
predate (third-person singular simple present predates, present participle predating, simple past and past participle predated)
- To prey upon something.
Synonyms
- (to prey upon): prey
Related terms
Translations
prey
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References
- “predate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “predate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
predate
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