predate

English Thesaurus

1. establish something as being earlier relative to something else (verb.change)

hypernym	:	chronologise, chronologize,
definition	:	establish the order in time of something (verb.change)

2. prey on or hunt for (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	forage,
definition	:	wander and feed (verb.consumption)

3. come before (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	lie,
definition	:	be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position (verb.stative)

4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else (verb.change)

antonym	:	postdate,
definition	:	establish something as being later relative to something else (verb.change)

5. prey on or hunt for (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	predation,
definition	:	the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey (noun.act)

derivation	:	depredation, predation,
definition	:	an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding (noun.act)

derivation	:	prey, quarry,
definition	:	animal hunted or caught for food (noun.animal)

6. come before (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedence, precedency, precession,
definition	:	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

7. be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

antonym	:	follow, postdate,
definition	:	be later in time (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedence, precedency, precession,
definition	:	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority,
definition	:	preceding in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	case in point, precedent,
definition	:	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	antecedent,
definition	:	a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

8. establish something as being earlier relative to something else (verb.change)

antonym	:	postdate,
definition	:	establish something as being later relative to something else (verb.change)

9. prey on or hunt for (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	predation,
definition	:	the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey (noun.act)

derivation	:	depredation, predation,
definition	:	an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding (noun.act)

derivation	:	prey, quarry,
definition	:	animal hunted or caught for food (noun.animal)

10. come before (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedence, precedency, precession,
definition	:	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)

11. be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

antonym	:	follow, postdate,
definition	:	be later in time (verb.stative)

derivation	:	precedence, precedency, precession,
definition	:	the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (noun.act)

derivation	:	antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency, priority,
definition	:	preceding in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	case in point, precedent,
definition	:	an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	antecedent,
definition	:	a preceding occurrence or cause or event (noun.event)

derivation	:	precedent,
definition	:	preceding in time, order, or significance (adj.all)