Predate vs Predated - What's the difference?
predate | predated |
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 exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate (the more correct term for this usage.)
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.
(predate)
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 exist, or to occur before something else; to antedate (the more correct term for this usage.)
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.
As verbs the difference between predate and predated
is that predate is 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". while predated is past tense of predate.As a noun predate
is a publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.predate
English
Etymology 1
From pre- 'before' + dateVerb
- The Japanese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.
Usage notes
The transitive sense of moving an event to an earlier point is the proper one for "predate." "Antedate" is the correct term for occurring before something else. These terms are frequently misused even in educated writing.Synonyms
* (to designate a date earlier): antedateAntonyms
* (to designate a date earlier): postdateNoun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From predation, predatorVerb
Synonyms
* (to prey upon): preyAnagrams
* * * * English heteronyms ----predated
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*predate
English
Etymology 1
From pre- 'before' + dateVerb
- The Japanese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.