Hyphenation of predate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word predate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pre-date

Definitions of predate:

1.	Be earlier in time Go back further Stone tools precede bronze tools
2.	Come before Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
3.	Prey on or hunt for These mammals predate certain eggs
4.	Establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Synonyms of predate:

verb	precede, forego, antecede, antedate
verb	precede, lie
verb	raven, prey, forage
verb	antedate, foredate, chronologize, chronologise

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