What is the meaning of predate?

verb

  • Be earlier in time; go back further.
    • usage: "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  • Come before.
    • usage: "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
  • Prey on or hunt for.
    • usage: "These mammals predate certain eggs"
  • Establish something as being earlier relative to something else.
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