predate
- Verb. To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".).
- Verb. (transitive) To exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate (the more correct term for this usage.).
- Noun. A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
- Verb. To prey upon something.
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