as in to precede
to go or come before in time gunpowder predated the invention of the gun by several centuries

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Recent Examples of predate Most of those successes predate the Indian Super League. Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 The span is also significant for predating the Frist Art Museum which wasn’t founded until 2001. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 The hot corner is not the Bombers’ only problem that predates their wave of injuries this spring. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025 Paleontologists are marveling over the unique fossil of a marine species that predated the dinosaurs, according to new research. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for predate

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“Predate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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