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Predate

/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Predate"

noun

1
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

verb

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
To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
"The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal."

🔄 Synonyms of "Predate"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
precedeverb	(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
antedateverb	To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
foregoverb	To precede, to go before.
antecedeverb	To go before; to precede.
foredateverb	(transitive) To date in advance

↔️ Antonyms of "Predate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
postdateverb	(transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Predate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
antedateverb	To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
foredateverb	(transitive) To date in advance
antecedeverb	To go before; to precede.
precedeverb	(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
foregoverb	To precede, to go before.
pre-dateverb	Alternative form of predate. [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".)]
backdateverb	To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.
postdateverb	(transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
post-datenoun	Alternative form of postdate. [A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.]
advancenoun	A forward move; improvement or progression.
postpositverb	(obsolete) To postpone; to defer.
premisenoun	A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
preposenoun	(transitive) To place or set (something) before; to prefix.
postposeverb	(grammar, transitive) To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
push forwardverb	(intransitive) To continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effort
prelocateverb	(transitive) To locate in advance.
predeceaseverb	(transitive) To die sooner than.
prepublishverb	To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
preponenoun	(chiefly India, transitive) To reschedule to a time earlier than the current scheduled time.
bring forwardverb	To make something happen earlier than originally planned.