- predate
- predate (v.) "to seek prey," 1974, a back formation from PREDATOR (Cf. predator), etc. Related: Predated; predating.
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Predate — Pre*date , v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predate — index antecede, antedate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prédaté — ● prédaté, prédatée adjectif Se dit d un support sur lequel la date est déjà inscrite … Encyclopédie Universelle
predate — [prē dāt′] vt. predated, predating 1. to put a date on (something) that is earlier than the current date 2. to come before in time … English World dictionary
predate — UK [ˌpriːˈdeɪt] / US [ˌprɪˈdeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms predate : present tense I/you/we/they predate he/she/it predates present participle predating past tense predated past participle predated 1) to exist or happen earlier than someone or … English dictionary
predate — I. /ˌpriˈdeɪt / (say .pree dayt) verb (t) (predated, predating) 1. to date before the actual time: he predated the cheque by three days. 2. to precede in date. II. /prəˈdeɪt/ (say pruh dayt) phrase (predated, predating) predate on, 1. (of… …
predate — pre•date [[t]ˈpriˈdeɪt[/t]] v. t. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) to date before the actual time: to predate a check[/ex] 2) to precede in time • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
predate — transitive verb Date: circa 1864 antedate … New Collegiate Dictionary
predate — /pree dayt /, v.t., predated, predating. 1. to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days. 2. to precede in date: a house that predates the Civil War. [1860 65; PRE + DATE1] * * * … Universalium
predate — 1. verb /ˈpriːˌdeɪt,ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ a) 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 .) The Japanese use of Pascals Triangle predates its discovery by… … Wiktionary
