| VERB | stative | predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate | be earlier in time |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | predate, precede | come before | |
| consumption | predate, raven, prey | prey on or hunt for | |
| change | predate, antedate, foredate | establish something as being earlier relative to something else |
| Sounds | priydey't; priy'dey't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Be earlier in time; go back further. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate | |
| Opposite | postdate, follow | Be later in time |
| Spanish | anteceder, preceder | |
| Catalan | antecedir, precedir | |
| Meaning | come before. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | precede | |
| Broader | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
| Spanish | anteceder, antedatar, preceder | |
| Catalan | precedir | |
| Meaning | Prey on or hunt for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "These mammals predate certain eggs" | |
| Synonyms | raven, prey | |
| Broader | forage | wander and feed |
| Nouns | predation | the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey |
| predation | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding | |
| Meaning | Establish something as being earlier relative to something else. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | antedate, foredate | |
| Broader | chronologize, chronologise | Establish the order in time of something |
| Opposite | postdate | Establish something as being later relative to something else |
| Spanish | antedatar, retrotaer | |
| Catalan | antedatar, retrotreure | |
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