predation vs predate

predation is a noun but predate is not a noun.

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

predation (noun)	predate (noun)
the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

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