Main entry: antedate, foredate, predate
Definition: establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Main entry: predate, prey, raven
Definition: prey on or hunt for
Usage: These mammals predate certain eggs
Definition: come before
Usage: Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
Main entry: forego, forgo, precede, predate, antecede, antedate
Definition: be earlier in time; go back further
Usage: Stone tools precede bronze tools