pre-date

A form of predate — 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".)

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Meanings

verbpre-date (third-person singular simple present pre-dates, present participle pre-dating, simple past and past participle pre-dated)

present singular third person pre-dates · participle present pre-dating · participle past pre-dated · past pre-dated

  1. alternativeAlternative form of predate.
nounpre-date (plural pre-dates)

plural pre-dates

  1. alternativeAlternative form of predate.

Origin

From pre- + date.

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APA

pre-date. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-date

MLA

“pre-date.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-date. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-date,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-date.

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