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PREDATE

Definition:

[verb] be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
Synonyms: precede, forego, antecede, antedate
[verb] come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
Synonyms: precede
[verb] prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
Synonyms: raven, prey
[verb] establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Synonyms: antedate, foredate