predate

Word family  noun date adjective dated outdated verb date predate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pre·date /priːˈdeɪt/ verb [transitive]  BEFOREto happen or exist earlier in history than something else 〔历史上〕早于…发生［出现］ The kingdom predates other African cultures by over 3,000 years. 这个王国比其他非洲文明早3,000年以上。→ See Verb table

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predate• The major part of these changes predate 1981.• At first, they rolled tires from crucible steel, a method predating Bessemer and the other recent innovations.• Stone knives predate bows and arrows.• Many economic systems predate capitalism.• Corning is a very old technique for preserving meats, predating commercial refrigeration.• A strong concern about physical appearance seems to predate the development of anorexia nervosa.• The steam engine predates the internal combustion engine by at least 100 years.• Rather these are mental health problems which predate the onset of later life.• The adhesion function of IgSF members is believed to predate their role in antigen recognition.

pre·date verbChineseSyllable  

to or else in earlier history Corpus something exist happen than

predate
pre‧date /priːˈdeɪt/ verb [transitive]to happen or exist earlier in history than something else:
    The kingdom predates other African cultures by over 3,000 years.

pre·dateBrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ 🔊 (also ante·date) verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they predate BrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it predates BrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪts/ 🔊past simple predated BrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle predated BrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form predating BrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than sth else in the past 早于；先于…建成（或形成、发生等）◆Few of the town's fine buildings predate the earthquake of 1755. 该城那些精美的建筑很少是 1755 年大地震前建成的。🔊🔊 OPP post-date