Dictionary Check: predate
"predate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
verb
be earlier in time; go back further
Example:
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
verb
prey on or hunt for
Example:
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
verb
come before
Example:
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
verb
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
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