predate
/ˈpɹiˌdeɪt/ verb C1- 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".)
- To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate. · The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.
He/she/it predates · Past predated · Past participle predated · -ing form predating
Verb forms
- Base form
- predate
- He/she/it
- predates
- Past
- predated
- Past participle
- predated
- -ing form
- predating
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