PREDATE
\pɹɪdˈe͡ɪt], \pɹɪdˈeɪt], \p_ɹ_ɪ_d_ˈeɪ_t]\
Definitions of PREDATE
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establish something as being earlier relative to something else
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come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
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prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
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be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
By Princeton University
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