predate

v 1: be earlier in time; go back further [syn: {precede}, {forego},

{antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}]

2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they

modify" [syn: {precede}]

3: establish something as being earlier relative to something

else [syn: {antedate}, {foredate}] [ant: {postdate}]