What it means
- (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".)
- (verb) 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.
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Letter analysis
- Predated contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Sub-words
- departed
- predate
- tapered
- darted
- deader
- depart
- draped
- parted
- petard
- prated
- reaped
- repeat
- teared
- traded
- adder
- adept
- apter
- dared
- dated
- deter
- drape
- dread
- eater
- padre
- pared
- peter
- prate
- raped
- rated
- taped
- taper
- tared
- trade
- tread
- treed
- aped
- dare
- dart
- date
- dead
- dear
- deed
- deep
- deer
- dept
- pare
- part
- pate
- pear
- peat
- peed
- peer
- pert
- rape
- rapt
- rate
- read
- reap
- reed
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with PRE
- preach
- preached
- preacher
- preachers
- preaches
- preachier
- preachiest
- preaching
- preachy
- preamble
- preambled
- preambles
- preambling
- prearrange
- prearranged
- prearrangement
- prearranges
- prearranging
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Words ending with TED
Common questions
What does Predated mean?
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".)
What are the anagrams of Predated?
Valid anagrams: departed.
How many letters are in Predated?
Predated has 8 letters.
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