antedate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

Verb

antedate (antedates, present participle antedating; past and past participle antedated)

1. To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
2. To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.
3. (lexicography) To find earlier citational evidence for a term.

Synonyms

• (occur before an event or time) predate; see also Thesaurus:predate
• (earlier than the actual date) backdate, foredate; see also Thesaurus:backdate

Antonyms

• (occur before an event or time) postdate
• (earlier than the actual date) postdate, overdate; see also Thesaurus:overdate

Translations

• Russian: предше́ствовать

Translations

• French: antidater
• Portuguese: antedatar, pré-datar
• Russian: дати́ровать задним числом

Noun

antedate

1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
2. (obsolete) anticipation

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