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Prenate vs Predate - What's the difference?

prenate | predate |

As nouns the difference between prenate and predate

is that prenate is an unborn offspring at any stage of gestation while predate is a publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

As a verb 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"..

prenate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An unborn offspring at any stage of gestation.
  • * 2000 , Carista Luminaire-Rosen, Parenting Begins Before Conception: A Guide to Preparing Body, Mind, and Spirit for You and Your Future Child , Healing Arts Press (2000), ISBN 0892818271, page 220:
  • Compositions by such classical composers as Bach, Mozart, Hadyn, Handel, Fasch, and Vivaldi are excellent for the pregnant mom. It has been commonly noted that prenates do not like hard-rock music.
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    predate

    English

    Etymology 1

    From pre- 'before' + date

    Verb

  • 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.)
  • 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): antedate
    Antonyms
    * (to designate a date earlier): postdate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
  • Etymology 2

    From predation, predator

    Verb

  • To prey upon something.
  • Synonyms
    * (to prey upon): prey

    Anagrams

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