vverb.stativebe earlier in time; go back furtherSynset:antecede antedate forego forgo precede
Examples:- Stone tools precede bronze tools
Antonyms:postdate
Derivationally Related Form:antecedentprecedentprecessionprecedenceantecedencyantecedenceprecedency
Inherited Hypernyms:predate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.stativecome beforeSynset:precede
Examples:- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
Derivationally Related Form:precedentprecession
Hypernyms:lie
Inherited Hypernyms:precedeliebe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.consumptionprey on or hunt forSynset:prey raven
Examples:- These mammals predate certain eggs
Derivationally Related Form:predationprey
Hypernyms:forage
Inherited Hypernyms:ravenforagefeedconsume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s (apply to: raven) | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: prey)
vverb.changeestablish something as being earlier relative to something elseSynset:antedate foredate
Antonyms:postdate
Hypernyms:chronologise chronologize
Inherited Hypernyms:predatechronologizedatedetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something