What does "predate" mean?

A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

What is a synonym for "predate"?

Common synonyms include: antedate, antedate, foredate, precede, precede, announce.

Pronounced //ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt//.

//ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

Verb

1
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
2
To prey upon something. ambitransitive
3
establish something as being earlier relative to something else wordnet
4
To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate. transitive
"The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal."
5
prey on or hunt for wordnet