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 And this predated any similar questions being raised about President Biden’s condition. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025 Image Image The making of synthetic drugs in Myanmar predates the coup and ensuing civil war. Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 At this point, any serious retro gamer knows that a bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) TV provides the most authentic, lag-free experience for game consoles that predate the era of flat-panel HDTVs (i.e,. Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024 So, Booth said, the methanol must have come from the cloud that predated the new star and its planets. Elise Cutts, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024 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 30 Jan. 2025.

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