Word: predate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
date
Definition: To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: date
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: datus
Language: la
Decoded: datus
Meaning: given