PREDATE


Meaning of PREDATE in English

/pree"dayt"/ , v.t., predated, predating .

1. to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.

2. to precede in date: a house that predates the Civil War.

[ 1860-65; PRE- + DATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .