predate vs forage

predate is not a noun while forage is a noun.

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

As verbs, forage is a hypernym of predate; that is, forage is a word with a broader meaning than predate:

predate (noun)	forage (noun)
	the act of searching for food and provisions
	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

predate (verb)	forage (verb)
establish something as being earlier relative to something else	wander and feed
be earlier in time; go back further	collect or look around for (food)
come before
prey on or hunt for