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predate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antedate, foredate |
| Type of | chronologise, chronologize |
Examples of predate
predate
Below the wedges, we can see stratified sediments which predate the deformation.
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The attached wood frame structure may actually predate the brick school building.
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In the United States versions of Mystagogical legends predate European contact.
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The type of fachwerk shown may even predate the time when Silesia was Prussian.
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Wine attorney and historian Richard Mendelson suspects it may predate Prohibition.
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Officials said the newspaper's reporting troubles predate that issue, however.
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Roob said the problems cited in the lawsuit predate Indiana's welfare changes.
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The Paisley coprolites predate that by about 1,200 years, the scientists said.
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Some African countries have stocks that predate the ban, which they can also sell.
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- Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
- Precede: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
- Raven: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
- Establish something as being earlier relative to something else
- In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked).Begon, M., Townsend, C., Harper, J. (1996). '''' (Third edition). Blackwell Science, London. ...
- A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue; 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". ...
- An edition issued before its announced date of publication.
- This word has nothing to do with predation -- it means antedate.
- A cover with a stamp cancelled earlier than the officially designated first day of sale. Predates usually are created when stamps are sold prior to the official release date, contrary to postal regulations. Predates can exist only for issues with a designated first day date. [Back to top]
