predate

Verb

• establish something as being earlier relative to something else

• prey on or hunt for
  • These mammals predate certain eggs
    

• come before
  • Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
    

• be earlier in time; go back further
  • Stone tools precede bronze tools
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  antedate , foredate , raven , prey , precede , forego , forgo , antecede
• Antonyms: 
  postdate , follow