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Meaning of word predate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Be earlier in time. Go back further.

Example : Stone tools precede bronze tools.

Synonyms : antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede

Be later in time.

Tuesday always follows Monday.
follow, postdate

Meaning : Come before.

Example : Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify.

Synonyms : precede

Meaning : Prey on or hunt for.

Example : These mammals predate certain eggs.

Synonyms : prey, raven

Meaning : Establish something as being earlier relative to something else.

Synonyms : antedate, foredate

Establish something as being later relative to something else.

postdate

cockroach (noun)
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects. Some are domestic pests.

stethoscope (noun)
A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body.

fruitfully (adverb)
In a productive way.

dispose (verb)
Give, sell, or transfer to another.

wear away (verb)
Cut away in small pieces.

most (adjective)
(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.

cut short (verb)
Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

wage increase (noun)
The amount a salary is increased.

changeover (noun)
An event that results in a transformation.

demolish (verb)
Destroy completely.

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