verb🔗ShareAntedatarTo designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)"The teacher mistakenly predated the homework assignment's due date, making it appear as though it was due last week instead of next week. "El profesor antedató por error la fecha de entrega de la tarea, lo que hizo parecer que debía entregarse la semana pasada en lugar de la semana que viene.timehistoryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePreceder, ser anterior aTo exist or to occur before something else; to antedate."The invention of the printing press predated the internet by several centuries. "La invención de la imprenta precedió a Internet por varios siglos.timehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDepredar, saquearTo prey upon something.""A bigger, older bully predated the smaller kids in the schoolyard, taking their lunch money." "Un matón más grande y mayor depredaba a los niños más pequeños en el patio de la escuela, quitándoles el dinero para el almuerzo.animalbiologyecologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
