noun Download 🔗Share A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue. Examples : "The grocery store circular on my kitchen counter is a predates; it was delivered on Friday but has "October 28th" printed on it. " media time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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".) Examples : "The teacher mistakenly predates the homework assignment's due date to Monday, instead of its actual Tuesday deadline. " time history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate. Examples : "The invention of the printing press predates the invention of the internet by centuries. " time history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prey upon something. Examples : "The older brother often predates his younger sibling at the lunch table, taking the best food. " animal nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading