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Predated

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".)

📖 Definitions of "Predated"

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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Predated"

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WordDefinition
encroachverb(intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.
obviatedverb(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
precededverb(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
antecededverbTo go before; to precede.
antedatedverbTo occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
antedatesverbTo occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
antedateverbTo occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
antecedingverbTo go before; to precede.
antecedeverbTo go before; to precede.
predicatedverb(transitive, logic) To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something.
predominatedverb(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
preexistsverb(intransitive) To exist before something else.
antecedentnounAny thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
prior to
preexistverb(intransitive) To exist before something else.
precedeverb(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
presagedverb(transitive) To predict or foretell something.
precedesverb(transitive) To go before, go in front of.
antecedentlyAt an earlier time.
prefiguredverb(often in a Biblical context) To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.

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