predate vs foredate

predate and foredate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, predate and foredate are synonyms defined as:

predate and foredate: establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Other synonyms of predate include antedate.

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