(also ante·date ) verb
[ vn ] to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than sth else in the past :
Few of the town's fine buildings pre-date the earthquake of 1755.
OPP post-date
(also ante·date ) verb
[ vn ] to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than sth else in the past :
Few of the town's fine buildings pre-date the earthquake of 1755.
OPP post-date
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005