Definitions for predate

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predate pre·date

Spelling: [pree-deyt]

IPA: /ˈpriˈdeɪt/

Predate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 198 anagrams from letters in predate (adeeprt).

Definitions for predate

verb (used with object)

1. to date before the actual time; antedate:
2. to precede in date:

Origin of predate

First recorded in 1860-65; pre- + date¹

Examples for predate

“Parents can be reassured with the finding that sexting may predate sexual behavior,” said Dr. Temple.

But he appears to have been a 32-year-old native of Quebec with a history of legal troubles that predate his radicalization.

"The issues at stake in Bahrain predate the Arab Spring," Husain said in an interview with The Daily Beast.