predate
verb/ˌpriːˈdeɪt/
/ˌpriːˈdeɪt/
(also antedate)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they predate | /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ |
| he / she / it predates | /ˌpriːˈdeɪts/ /ˌpriːˈdeɪts/ |
| past simple predated | /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle predated | /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form predating | /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪŋ/ /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪŋ/ |
- predate something to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than something else in the past
- Few of the town's fine buildings predate the earthquake of 1755.
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