verb (used with object), pre·dat·ed, pre·dat·ing. to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days. to precede in date: a house that predates the Civil War.

Is pre dated hyphenated?

Words formed with prefixes (nonprofit, predate, pre-existing) are only hyphenated to avoid duplicate vowels and consonants.

What do predates mean?

: to prey on (something or someone) Animals predate other animals in nature, but that is hardly commensurate with a massive worldwide farming industry that breeds species purely for our purpose.—