predate, antedate, foredate
(verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else
raven, prey, predate
(verb) prey on or hunt for; “These mammals predate certain eggs”
precede, predate
(verb) come before; “Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
(verb) be earlier in time; go back further; “Stone tools precede bronze tools”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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".)
(transitive) To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
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.
• (to designate a date earlier): antedate, backdate, foredate; see also backdate
• (to occur before something else): antedate; see also predate
• (to designate a date earlier): overdate, postdate; see also overdate
• (to occur before something else): postdate
predate (plural predates)
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
predate (third-person singular simple present predates, present participle predating, simple past and past participle predated)
To prey upon something.
• (to prey upon): prey
• adepter, pad-tree, readept, red tape, retaped, tapered
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*date", v. t.
Definition: To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
