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Definition of Antedate
1. Verb. Be earlier in time; go back further. "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
Exact synonyms: Antecede, Forego, Forgo, Precede, Predate
Derivative terms: Antecedence, Antecedency, Antecedent, Precedence, Precedency, Precedent, Precedent, Precession
Antonyms: Postdate
Derivative terms: Antecedence, Antecedency, Antecedent, Precedence, Precedency, Precedent, Precedent, Precession
Antonyms: Postdate
2. Verb. Establish something as being earlier relative to something else.
Definition of Antedate
1. n. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
2. v. t. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
Definition of Antedate
1. Verb. To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time ¹
2. Verb. To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antedate
1. to be of an earlier date than [v -DATED, -DATING, -DATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antedate
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