# predate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/ · frequency rank #47,838

## Definitions
1. 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".)
2. To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.

## Etymology
From pre- + date.

## Easily confused with
- **private** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-private)
- **prepare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-prepare)
- **preface** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-preface)
- **probate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-probate)
- **primate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-primate)
- **pregame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-pregame)
- **prelate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-prelate)
- **predator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-predator)
- **predicate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/predate-vs-predicate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`perdate`, `ppredate`, `prdeate`, `preadte`, `predaet`, `predatte`, `preddate`, `predtae`, `prredate`, `rpedate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/predate