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| pre·date [ pree dáyt ] (past and past participle pre·dat·ed, present participle pre·dat·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·dates) |
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1. put early date on something: to put a date on something, especially a check or a contract, that is earlier than the actual date, or say that something occurred at an earlier date than it actually did
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2. exist earlier than somebody or something: to come before somebody or something else in time
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