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Predate

To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.

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Forage 76% connected

The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Lie 76% connected

See Lye.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Precede 76% connected

To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Antecedence 74% connected

The act or state of going before in time; precedence.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Antecedence 74% connected

The act or state of going before in time; precedence.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Antecedent 74% connected

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Antecedent 74% connected

Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Priority 74% connected

The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Priority 74% connected

The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Antecede 92% connected

To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antedate 92% connected

Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Foredate 92% connected

To date before the true time; to antendate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Forego 92% connected

To quit; to relinquish; to leave.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Forgo 92% connected

To pass by; to leave. See 1st Forego.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Precede 92% connected

To go before in order of time; to occur first with relation to anything.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prey 92% connected

Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Raven 92% connected

A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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