pre·date /(ˌ)priˈdet/
(v.)提早日期;預期;居先;預料
Pre·date v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
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predate
v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede
bronze tools" [syn: precede, forego, antecede, antedate]
[ant: postdate]
2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they
modify" [syn: precede]
3: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
[syn: raven, prey]
4: establish something as being earlier relative to something
else [syn: antedate, foredate] [ant: postdate]