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Meanings of foredate in English

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Establish something as being earlier relative to something else.

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      Examples for "predate"
      1
      We may not answer; your question concerns events that predate the Accord.
      Fire With Fire
      2
      Others have concerns about US policy which long predate the 45th President.
      BBC
      3
      A group that may predate Christianity, possibly going back to Egyptian times.
      Map of bones
      4
      Paganism encompasses several spiritual movements, many of which predate the major religions.
      The Guardian
      5
      But subtle maneuverings for territory and economic stakes predate any cooperative framework.
      Wired
      1
      But they probably did not long antedate the knowledge of metals.
      The Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished Races
      2
      Among men, punishments for the immoral and outward honors for the virtuous antedate history.
      Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
      3
      It is probable, however, that the tumuli of Ireland antedate the Danes thousands of years.
      Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World
      4
      They antedate by ages the Pyramids which they resemble.
      John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) / Southern Californ...
      5
      I've read that torpedo boats antedate the Spanish War.
      Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
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