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–verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -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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tr.v. back·dat·ed, back·dat·ing, back·dates
To mark or supply with a date that is earlier than the actual date: backdate a check.

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backdate
verb
make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"

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ˌbackˈdate1 verb

to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc)
Example: He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.

Arabic:	يُؤَرِّخ بِتاريخ سابِق
Chinese (Traditional):	在（支票）上書寫更早的日期
Czech:	antedatovat
Danish:	tilbagedatere; baguddatere
Dutch:	antedateren
Estonian:	(tšekile) varasemat kuupäeva kirjutama
French:	antidater
German:	zurückdatieren
Greek:	βάζω σε ένα έγγραφο ημερομηνία προγενέστερη από την αλ
Hungarian:	antedatál
Icelandic:	dagsetja aftur í tíma
Indonesian:	memundurkan tanggal
Japanese:	日付をさかのぼらせる

Korean:	(실제보다) 이전의 날짜로 적다
Latvian:	rakstīt atpakaļejošu datumu
Lithuanian:	rašyti atgaline data
Norwegian:	sette en tidligere dato, antedatere
Polish:	antydatować
Portuguese (Brazil):	antedatar
Portuguese (Portugal):	antedatar
Romanian:	a antedata
Russian:	помечать задним числом
Slovak:	antedatovať
Slovenian:	antedatirati
Turkish:	ön günlemek, daha önceki bir tarihi atmak

ˌbackˈdate2 verb

to make payable from a date in the past
Example: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.

Arabic:	يَجْعَل لهُ مَفْعولا رجْعِيّـاا
Chinese (Traditional):	自過去某時起支付
Czech:	se zpětnou platností
Danish:	give tilbagevirkende kraft
Dutch:	met terugwerkende kracht laten ingaan
Estonian:	tagasiulatuvalt kehtestama
Finnish:	varhentaa
French:	payer rétroactivement
German:	zurückdatieren
Greek:	δίνω αναδρομική ισχύ
Hungarian:	visszamenőleg fizet
Icelandic:	greiða afturvirkt
Indonesian:	berlaku surut
Italian:	retrodatare
Japanese:	さかのぼって適用する

Korean:	소급해서 적용하다
Latvian:	skaitīt ar atpakaļejošu datumu
Lithuanian:	skaičiuoti nuo atgalinės datos
Norwegian:	gi tilbakevirkende kraft
Polish:	wyrównać
Portuguese (Brazil):	retroagir
Portuguese (Portugal):	ser retroactivo
Romanian:	a plăti retroactiv
Russian:	проводить задним числом
Slovak:	so spätnou platnosťou
Slovenian:	veljati za nazaj
Spanish:	antedatar
Swedish:	ge retroaktiv verkan
Turkish:	geçmişi kapsamak, geriye dönük olmak

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