Predate

/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters

Definition of Predate

noun

A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

verb

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".)
To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
"The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal."

Anagrams of Predate

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 7 letters:

adepter retaped tapered

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "predate":

7-LETTER WORDS

adepter retaped tapered

6-LETTER WORDS

depart derate pardee parted pedate petard prated reaped redate repeat retape teared

5-LETTER WORDS

adept apter arete dater derat deter drape eared eater etape padre pared pated pater peart+12 more

4-LETTER WORDS

aped aper dare dart date dear deep deer

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "predate" and rearranging:

+ccarpeted preacted

+ddeparted predated

+edepartee repeated

+hpredeath threaped

+lpaltered replated

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...TEWords ending with "te"All 7-letter words Unscramble "predate"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

antedatebackdateforedate

ANTONYMS

overdatepostdate

Rhyming Words

abate abbreviate abdicate ablate ablegate abnegate abominate abrogate absolute acaudate accelerate accentuate acclimate accommodate accrete+5 more

Related Words

pablums pabular pabulum pachisi pachuco paciest pacific package packers packets packing packman packmen packwax paction