1. (

• predate ,
• precede ,
• forego ,
• forgo ,
• antecede ,
• antedate

) be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" ;

2. (

• precede ,
• predate ,

) come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" ;

3. (

• raven ,
• prey ,
• predate

) prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" ;

4. (

• predate ,
• antedate ,
• foredate

) establish something as being earlier relative to something else ;