predate

pre·date

P0514500 (prē-dāt′)tr.v. pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing, pre·dates 1. To mark or designate with a date earlier than the actual one: predated the check.2. To precede in time; antedate.

predate

(priːˈdeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to affix a date to (a document, paper, etc) that is earlier than the actual date2. to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is earlier than the actual or previously assigned date of occurrence3. to be or occur at an earlier date than; precede in time

pre•date

(ˈpriˈdeɪt)

v.t. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. 1. to date before the actual time: to predate a check. 2. to precede in time. [1860–65]

predate

Past participle: predated
Gerund: predating

Imperative
predate
predate

Present
I predate
you predate
he/she/it predates
we predate
you predate
they predate

Preterite
I predated
you predated
he/she/it predated
we predated
you predated
they predated

Present Continuous
I am predating
you are predating
he/she/it is predating
we are predating
you are predating
they are predating

Present Perfect
I have predated
you have predated
he/she/it has predated
we have predated
you have predated
they have predated

Past Continuous
I was predating
you were predating
he/she/it was predating
we were predating
you were predating
they were predating

Past Perfect
I had predated
you had predated
he/she/it had predated
we had predated
you had predated
they had predated

Future
I will predate
you will predate
he/she/it will predate
we will predate
you will predate
they will predate

Future Perfect
I will have predated
you will have predated
he/she/it will have predated
we will have predated
you will have predated
they will have predated

Future Continuous
I will be predating
you will be predating
he/she/it will be predating
we will be predating
you will be predating
they will be predating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been predating
you have been predating
he/she/it has been predating
we have been predating
you have been predating
they have been predating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been predating
you will have been predating
he/she/it will have been predating
we will have been predating
you will have been predating
they will have been predating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been predating
you had been predating
he/she/it had been predating
we had been predating
you had been predating
they had been predating

Conditional
I would predate
you would predate
he/she/it would predate
we would predate
you would predate
they would predate

Past Conditional
I would have predated
you would have predated
he/she/it would have predated
we would have predated
you would have predated
they would have predated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	predate - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"antecede, antedate, forego, precede, forgopostdate, follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"
	2.	predate - come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"precedelie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	3.	predate - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"prey, ravenforage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"
	4.	predate - establish something as being earlier relative to something elseforedate, antedatechronologise, chronologize - establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents"postdate - establish something as being later relative to something else

predate

verbTo come, exist, or occur before in time:antecede, antedate, precede.

Translations

antedataranticipareantidatare