Exact Match:
- predate
- establish something as being earlier relative to something else
- be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
Synonyms:
- announce,
- antecede,
- antedate,
- anticipate,
- backdate,
- be before,
- be dated,
- be early,
- bear date,
- come before,
- date,
- date at,
- date-stamp,
- dateline,
- datemark,
- forerun,
- go before,
- herald,
- make a date,
- pace,
- postdate,
- precede,
- precurse,
- preexist,
- proclaim,
- set the date,
- update,
- usher in