predates

/ˌpriːˈdeɪt/

pre·date

BrE /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/

NAmE /ˌpriːˈdeɪt/

(also ante·date)

~ sth

to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than sth else in the past

Few of the town’s fine buildings predate the earthquake of 1755.

OPP post-date