PREDATE

• (verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else

  synonyms : antedate , foredate

• (verb) prey on or hunt for

  "These mammals predate certain eggs"

  synonyms : prey , raven

  Vultures are known to prey on human flesh. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) come before

  "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

  synonyms : precede

• (verb) be earlier in time; go back further

  "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

  synonyms : antecede , antedate , forego , forgo , precede

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