Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predate.(verb)
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Use "predates" in a sentence
"The term predates this incident by almost 70 years."
"According to Wikipedia, the term predates the DNRC usage."
"I have never seen this usage before, but Vadim Kozhinov in "Черносотенцы" и революция suggests that the term predates being applied to the early 20th century."