Word: predate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
date
Definition: To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: date
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: datus
Language: la
Decoded: datus
Meaning: given