predate
/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt//ˈpɹiˌdeɪt/
predate verb: 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".).
Verb (1)
predate (third-person singular simple present predates, present participle predating, simple past and past participle predated)
- 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".)
- Synonyms:
- antedate
- To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
- The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.
- "The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.2020 May 20, Paul Clifton, “A hydrogen solution to decarbonisation?”, in Rail, page 54
- Synonyms:
- antedate
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.
Verb (2)
US/pɹəˈdeɪt/UK/pɹɪˈdeɪt/
predate (third-person singular simple present predates, present participle predating, simple past and past participle predated)
- To prey upon something.
predate meaning in Urdu
predate in Urdu
- پیشگی تاریخ ڈالنا
Examples of predate in a sentence
- As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.
- "The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.
- In fact, the most hipsterlike thing about Goldsmith is that his beard predates beards becoming de rigueur.
Synonyms of predate
Antonyms
Forms of predate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | predates |
| present participle | predating |
| past participle | predated |
| past | predated |
| alternative form | pre-date |
| Noun | |
| plural | predates |
Origin of predate
From pre- + date.
Back-formation from predation or predator.
Words formed from predate
Words that rhyme with predate
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- mate
- late
- bate
- create
- date
- relate
- vibrate
- wait
- deflate
- fate
- migrate
- rebate
- rotate
- strait
- supererogate
- translocate
- await
- eight
- freight
- skate
- alternate
- collate
- debate
- inflate
- sedate
- update
- compensate
- delate
- dilate
- fixate
- grate
- Haight
- hate
- implicate
- innate
- intercalate
- locate
- mandate
- negate
- overweight
- pinnate
- quadrate
- tate
- vacate
- aerate
- calibrate
- castrate
- conflate
Questions about predate
- What does predate mean?
- Predate means 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".).
- What is predate in Urdu?
- Predate in Urdu is پیشگی تاریخ ڈالنا. See Predate meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is predate?
- Predate can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce predate?
- Predate is pronounced /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of predate?
- The past tense of predate is predated.
Words near predate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: predate (page history and authors); predate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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