Dinosaurs predate humans.
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Predate
//ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt//
Synonyms for "predate" (41 found)
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10 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 7 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- azen verb (to prey)
- prederen verb (to prey)
Finnish
1 entries- edeltää verb (exist before)
German
3 entries- (vorzeitig, zu früh, vorher) auftreten verb (exist before)
- vordatieren verb (to prey)
- vorverlegen verb (move a date, event)
Italian
1 entries- predare verb (to prey)
Portuguese
4 entries- adiantar verb (move a date, event)
- anteceder verb (exist before)
- preceder verb (exist before)
- predar verb (to prey)
Spanish
4 entries- adelantar verb (move a date, event)
- antepasar (disused) verb (exist before)
- depredar verb (to prey)
- predar verb (to prey)
Ukrainian
1 entries- передувати verb (exist before)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Both socialism and communism predate Karl Marx.
Source: tatoeba (9444798)
North Africa's Jewish communities predate Islam.
Source: tatoeba (10356552)
These trends predate the pandemic.
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