predate

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer que quelque chose a existé ou s'est produit avant quelque chose d'autre dans le temps.

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.

   prédater

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

   Synonymesantecedeantedatecome beforeprecede

   Antonymesfollowpostdatesucceed

2. To come before in orderB2formal

   To precede something in a sequence or arrangement.

   précéder (dans l'ordre)

   • 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.

   Synonymesantecedeantedatecome beforeforegoprecede

   Antonymesfollowpostdatesucceed

3. To prey on or huntB2formalscientific

   To hunt, kill, or feed on other animals.

   se nourrir en chassant

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

   Synonymescatcheatfeed onhuntkill

4. To assign an earlier dateC1formalscientific

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

   antidater

   • 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.

   Synonymesantedatebackdate

   Antonymespostdate