Dictionary Entry
predate
predate is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
- 2verb
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
- 3verb
prey on or hunt for
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
- 4verb
come before
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
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- 5verb
be earlier in time; go back further
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
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