Verbs

(v)raven, prey, predate2prey on or hunt for“These mammals predate certain eggs”
(v)predate1, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedatebe earlier in time; go back further“Stone tools precede bronze tools”
(v)precede, predate1come before“Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”
(v)predate1, antedate, foredateestablish something as being earlier relative to something else