PRE-DATE


Meaning of PRE-DATE in English

(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.