misdate

[mis-deyt]

mis·date

[mis-deyt] verb, mis·dat·ed, mis·dat·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to assign or affix a wrong date to.
noun
2.
a wrong date.

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Origin:
1580–90; mis-1 + date1
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misdate (mɪsˈdeɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to date (a letter, event, etc) wrongly

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