Antonyms of verb predate
2 of 4 senses of predate
Sense 1
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate -- (be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools")
Antonym of postdate (Sense 1)
=> postdate, follow -- (be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday")
Sense 4
predate, antedate, foredate -- (establish something as being earlier relative to something else)
Antonym of postdate (Sense 2)
=> postdate -- (establish something as being later relative to something else)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb predate
4 senses of predate
Sense 1
predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate -- (be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools")
Sense 2
precede, predate -- (come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify")
=> lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
Sense 3
raven, prey, predate -- (prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs")
=> forage -- (wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods")
Sense 4
predate, antedate, foredate -- (establish something as being earlier relative to something else)
=> chronologize, chronologise -- (establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents")