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pre·date
 predate
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- pronunciation:
- pri
deIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
predates, predating, predated |
| definition 1: |
to occur or exist before.
Their mutual dislike predates this quarrel. |
| definition 2: |
to have or give an earlier date than.
This check predates our contract.They signed the mortgage on May 31, but predated it May 1.- similar words:
- antedate
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| related words: |
antedate |
adverb + (v.)predate
actually, long, thus
(v.)predate
+ noun
administration,
adoption,
arrival,
birth,
bombing,
century,
conquest,
contact,
controversy,
creation,
crisis,
decade,
dinosaur,
discovery,
emergence,
era,
establishment,
event,
formation,
founding,
invention,
involvement,
marriage,
occupation,
patent,
period,
photography,
presidency,
religion,
rescue,
revolution,
rise,
ski,
use
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The word predate
contains the following part:
pre-
Latin
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
preamble, prearrange, precaution, precede, preclude, preconceive, precook, precursor, predate, predetermine, predict, predictable, prediction, preface, prefect, prefer, preferable, preference, prefix, preheat, prejudice, premonition, prescriptible, present1, preside, president
- synonyms:
- pro-2, ante-
- antonyms:
- post-
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