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antedate

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an⋅te⋅date

  [v. an-ti-deyt, an-ti-deyt; n. an-ti-deyt] verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing, noun
Use antedate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to be of older date than; precede in time: The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire.
2. predate (def. 1).
3. to assign to an earlier date: to antedate a historical event.
4. to cause to return to an earlier time: to antedate one's thoughts by remembering past events.
5. to cause to happen sooner; accelerate: The cold weather antedated their departure from the country.
6. Archaic. to take or have in advance; anticipate.
–noun
7. a prior date.
Origin:
1570–80; earlier antidate < MF antidater, deriv. of antidate a date earlier than the true date (by assoc. with anté- ante- ), orig. a date put in place of another date; see ante-, date 1
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an·te·date   (ān'tĭ-dāt')   
tr.v.   an·te·dat·ed, an·te·dat·ing, an·te·dates

  1. To be of an earlier date than; precede in time.

    1. To assign to a date earlier than that of the actual occurrence.

    2. To date as of a time before that of actual execution: antedate a contract; antedate a check.

n.  A date given to an event or a document that is earlier than the actual date.
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