predates

Meaning of predates

noun

A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

verb
  1. To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
  2. To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
    The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.

verb

To prey upon something.

Information about predates

  • The singular form of predates is: predate.
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Hyphenation of predates

pre-dates

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • predates is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

predates synonyms

Meaning :

antedate, backdate, foredate, prey

predates antonyms

Meaning :

postdate

Anagrams of predates

pederast, repasted, trapesed

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