predate

/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

verb

  1. 1

    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".)

  2. 2

    To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.

    The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.

verb

  1. 1

    To prey upon something.

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