back·date

[bak-deyt]
verb (used with object), back·dat·ed, back·dat·ing.
to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate: Backdate the letter so he'll think I wrote it last week.

Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; back2 + date1

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backdate (ˌbækˈdeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to make effective from an earlier date: the pay rise was backdated to August

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Backdate is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

backdate
1946, from back (adj.) + date. Cf. antedate.
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Example sentences
We will backdate transactions received in those months up to the issuance of the adjusted reports.
Correlates with today's date, backdate reason, and liable state.
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