predate
/priˈdeɪt/
verb
- To exist or happen earlier than something else; to come before in time.
- The fossils predate the earliest known human settlements.
- Many of these traditions predate the invention of writing.
- The ancient ruins predate the Roman Empire by thousands of years.
- To mark with an earlier date than the actual one.
- The accountant accidentally predated the check by a week.
- It is illegal to predate a legal document to avoid deadlines.
- They tried to predate the contract to make it seem valid earlier.
- To hunt, kill, or eat other animals as prey.
- Lions often predate on zebras and wildebeests.
- The owl predates mainly at night, catching mice and voles.
- Some insects predate on smaller bugs for survival.
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