predate

verbs

be earlier in time; go back further

"Stone tools precede bronze tools"

antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate

antonym

come before

"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

precede, predate

prey on or hunt for

"These mammals predate certain eggs"

predate, prey, raven

is derived from

is derived from

establish something as being earlier relative to something else

antedate, foredate, predate

antonym