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View synonyms for backdate

backdate

[ bak-deyt ]

verb (used with object)

, back·dat·ed, back·dat·ing.
  1. to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate:

    Backdate the letter so he'll think I wrote it last week.

backdate

/ ˌbækˈdeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to make effective from an earlier date

    the pay rise was backdated to August

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backdate1

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; back 2 + date 1

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