antecede vs predate

antecede and predate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antecede	No	No	Yes	No
predate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, antecede and predate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of antecede include antedate, forego, forgo, precede.

antecede (verb)	predate (verb)
be earlier in time; go back further	establish something as being earlier relative to something else
	be earlier in time; go back further
	come before
	prey on or hunt for