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predate

/ predate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Opposites:
postdate
Type of:
chronologize chronologise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
be earlier in time; go back further
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
Opposites:
postdate follow
Derived:
priority antecedence antecedency anteriority precedence
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
come before
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
Type of:
lie
Derived:
precession precedence precedency precedent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
prey on or hunt for
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
Type of:
forage
Derived:
depredation predation prey quarry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
17
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Related Words

chronologize chronologise postdate follow lie forage