predate

• Verb, das angibt, dass etwas früher als etwas anderes existierte oder geschah; auch: etwas zeitlich vorausgehen.

A verb used to indicate that something existed or occurred before something else in time.

1. To exist earlier thanB2formal

   To occur or exist before something else in time.

   Früher existieren

   • The ancient ruins predate the Roman Empire by several centuries.
   • This custom predates written history.
   • The fossils predate the earliest known human settlements.

   Synonymeantecedeantedatecome beforeprecede

   Antonymefollowpostdatesucceed

2. To come before in orderB2formal

   To precede something in a sequence or arrangement.

   Vorausgehen

   • The introduction predates the main argument in the essay.
   • The first chapter predates the detailed analysis.
   • The initial draft predates the final version by a month.

   Synonymeantecedeantedatecome beforeforegoprecede

   Antonymefollowpostdatesucceed

3. To prey on or huntB2formalscientific

   To hunt, kill, or feed on other animals.

   Jagen

   • Lions predate on zebras and other herbivores.
   • Some birds predate on insects and small rodents.
   • The predator predates on weaker members of the herd.

   Synonymecatcheatfeed onhuntkill

4. To assign an earlier dateC1formalscientific

   To establish or claim that something existed or occurred earlier than previously thought.

   Früher datieren

   • The archaeologist predated the artifact by carbon dating.
   • New evidence predates the manuscript to the 12th century.
   • The researcher predated the discovery to a much earlier period.

   Synonymeantedatebackdate

   Antonymepostdate