noun🔗Share日期延后刊物 A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue."The grocery store circular on my kitchen counter is a predates; it was delivered on Friday but has "October 28th" printed on it. "我厨房台子上的那份超市宣传单是日期延后刊物；它是星期五送来的，但上面印着“10月28日”。mediatimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share早于，先于. 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".)"The teacher mistakenly predates the homework assignment's due date to Monday, instead of its actual Tuesday deadline. "老师错误地把作业截止日期提前到了周一，而不是实际的周二。timehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share早于，先于。 To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate."The invention of the printing press predates the invention of the internet by centuries. "印刷术的发明比互联网的发明早了好几个世纪。timehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share捕食，掠食。 To prey upon something."The older brother often predates his younger sibling at the lunch table, taking the best food. "哥哥常常在饭桌上欺负弟弟，把最好的食物都抢走了。animalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
