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1. Be earlier in time; go back further
   - precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
    
2. Come before
   - precede
    
3. Prey on or hunt for
   "These mammals predate certain eggs"
   - raven, prey
    
4. Establish something as being earlier relative to something else
   - antedate, foredate

Derived forms: predates, predating, predated

See also: predation

Type of: chronologise [Brit], chronologize, forage, lie

Antonym: postdate

Encyclopedia: Predate