'Predate' definitions:

Definition of 'predate'

(from WordNet)
verb
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow, postdate]
verb
Come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: precede, predate]
verb
Prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: raven, prey, predate]
verb
Establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: predate, antedate, foredate] [ant: postdate]

Definition of 'Predate'

From: GCIDE
  • Predate \Pre*date"\, v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'predate'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Predate'