Definizione monolingua

predate

predate (third-person singular simple present predates, present participle predating, simple past and past participle predated)

1. To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast ""postdate"".)
2. (transitive) To exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate (the more correct term for this usage.)

   The Japanese use of Pascals Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.

predate (plural predates)

1. A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

Definizione dizionario predate

antidatare

Altri significati:

To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)

To prey on or hunt for.

A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

To prey upon something.

(transitive) To exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate (the more correct term for this usage.)

To assign to a date earlier than the actual date.