predate

/pɹidˈeɪt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. be earlier in time; go back further
   “Stone tools precede bronze tools”
2. come before
   “Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
3. prey on or hunt for
   “These mammals predate certain eggs”
4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Synonyms for predate

• precede
• forego
• forgo
• antecede
• antedate
• raven
• prey
• foredate

Antonyms of predate

• postdate

Words that rhyme with predate

• straight
• separate
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• mate
• date
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• late
• state
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• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
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• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate