Predate Definition & Meaning
predate
- verb
- be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
- come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
- prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
- establish something as being earlier relative to something else
"Predate" in song lyrics
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"cupid predate"
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- What does predate mean?
- be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" establish something as being earlier relative to something else
- What part of speech is predate?
- Predate is a verb.
- How many definitions does predate have?
- Predate has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).