To predate is to happen or exist before something else. If you move into a house that already has a ghost, the ghost predates you.

What does it mean to postdate something?

English Language Learners Definition of postdate

: to give (something) a date that is later than the actual or current date. : to exist, happen, or be made at a later time than (something) See the full definition for postdate in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

What is another word for predate?

In this page you can discover 11 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for predate, like: precede, forgo, postdate, , antedate, forego, , antecede, foredate, raven and prey.