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predate v. [
precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
. wn #2
predate v. [
precede] come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
. wn #3
predate v. [
raven, prey] prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
. wn #4
predate v. [
antedate, foredate] establish something as being earlier relative to something else
. wn