| 单词 | predate |
| 释义 | predate[ pree-deyt ] / ˈpriˈdeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR predate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing.to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days. to precede in date: a house that predates the Civil War. Origin of predateFirst recorded in 1860–65; pre- + date1 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH predateantedate, predate , postdateWords nearby predateprecursory cartilage, precut, precycle, pred., predacious, predate, predation, predation pressure, predatism, predator, predatory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predate
British Dictionary definitions for predatepredate / (priːˈdeɪt) / verb (tr)to affix a date to (a document, paper, etc) that is earlier than the actual date to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is earlier than the actual or previously assigned date of occurrence to be or occur at an earlier date than; precede in time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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