English dictionary
antedate
/'/&/nt/I/,d/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
Source: webster1913
verb
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be earlier in time; go back further
Source: WordNet 3.0
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establish something as being earlier relative to something else
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; thus, to <i>antedate</i> a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
Source: webster1913