predate
verb (used with object)
to date before the actual time; antedate.
will predate
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future tenseof predate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Those numbers, too, will predate the Iran conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
