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 The attacks reportedly targeted iOS versions predating 17.2, released in December 2023, meaning the vulnerability may have been active since late 2022. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025 But the second death mentioned in the post predated the pardons by several months. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Nutritionally stressed adult males were the most likely cohort to predate or attempt to predate humans. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Feb. 2025 The coins were issued between 1036 and 1044, which predates the Battle of Hastings by two decades. Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Feb. 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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