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Predate   /pridˈeɪt/  /prˈidˈeɪt/   Listen
Predate

verb
1.
Be earlier in time; go back further.  Synonyms: antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede.
2.
Come before.  Synonym: precede.
3.
Prey on or hunt for.  Synonyms: prey, raven.
4.
Establish something as being earlier relative to something else.  Synonyms: antedate, foredate.





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"Predate" Quotes from Famous Books



... Eritrea on 27 April 1993, Ethiopia continues to face difficult economic problems as one of the poorest and least developed countries in Africa. (The accompanying analysis and figures predate the independence of Eritrea.) Its economy is based on subsistence agriculture, which accounts for about 45% of GDP, 90% of exports, and 80% of total employment; coffee generates 60% of export earnings. The manufacturing sector is heavily ...
— The 1993 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Predate" :   forage, prey, antecede, chronologize, precede, predation, chronologise, postdate, lie


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