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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
