predates

v.

提早日期，居先( predate的第三人称单数 )；

1. The custom of the wedding veil should predate wedding dress by centries.
   婚纱的习俗要比婚服早几个世纪。

Female preference predates the evolution of the sword in swordtail fish.
The NK homeobox gene cluster predates the origin of Hox genes
Chicxulub impact predates K–T boundary: New evidence from Brazos, Texas
Chicxulub Impact Predates K-T Boundary in Texas and Caused no Mass Extinction
From The Cover: Chicxulub impact predates the K-T boundary mass extinction
Up-regulation of cytokines and chemokines predates the onset of rheumatoid arthritis.
Evolutionary age of the Galapagos iguanas predates the age of the present Galapagos islands.
Evolutionary age of the Galápagos iguanas predates the age of the present Galápagos islands.
Polymorphism at the self-incompatibility locus in Solanaceae predates speciation
A Polarized Epithelium Organized by β- and α-Catenin Predates Cadherin and Metazoan Origins