Predates

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

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters

Definition of Predates

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."

verb

To prey upon something.

Anagrams of Predates

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 8 letters:

pederast repasted trapesed

Words You Can Make

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

8-LETTER WORDS

pederast repasted trapesed

7-LETTER WORDS

adepter dearest departs derates petards predate redates repeats respade retaped retapes sedater speared tapered

6-LETTER WORDS

adepts aretes daters depart derate derats desert deters drapes easter eaters erased etapes padres pardee+18 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aasperated separated

+edepartees desperate

+mrestamped stampeder

+pdapperest prepasted

+tpretasted spattered

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...ESWords ending with "es"All 8-letter words Unscramble "predates"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

antedatebackdateforedateprey

ANTONYMS

overdatepostdate

Rhyming Words

aardwolves abacuses abalones abamperes abases abashes abates abatises abattises abbacies abbes abbesses abbotcies abbreviates abdicates+5 more

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