predate, v.
(predated, predates, predating)
(predated, predates, predating)
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
<verb.change>
antedate foredate predate
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
prey on or hunt for
<verb.consumption>
predate prey raven
sample sentences
"These mammals predate certain eggs"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
Something ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
come before
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
precede predate
sample sentences
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
be earlier in time; go back further
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 3
antecede antedate forego forgo precede predate
sample sentences
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
antonym
lexical pointers
derivationally related form