Textual thesaurus for "predate"

(verb) antedate, foredate

establish something as being earlier relative to something else

(verb) prey, raven

prey on or hunt for

These mammals predate certain eggs

(verb) precede

come before

Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify

(verb) forego, forgo, precede, antecede, antedate

be earlier in time; go back further

Stone tools precede bronze tools