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predate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/prēˈdāt/,
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predated, past participle; predates, 3rd person singular present; predating, present participle; predated, past tense;
  1. (of an animal) Act as a predator of; catch and eat (prey)

  1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  2. precede: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
  3. raven: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
  4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else
  5. In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked).Begon, M., Townsend, C., Harper, J. (1996). '''' (Third edition). Blackwell Science, London. ...
  6. A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue; 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". ...
  7. An edition issued before its announced date of publication.
  8. This word has nothing to do with predation -- it means antedate.
  9. A cover with a stamp cancelled earlier than the officially designated first day of sale. Predates usually are created when stamps are sold prior to the official release date, contrary to postal regulations. Predates can exist only for issues with a designated first day date. [Back to top]