antedate
/ˌæntɪˈdeɪt/
noun
- A date that is earlier than the actual date; an earlier date.
- They discovered an antedate on the old map.
- The antedate on the receipt caused confusion at the bank.
- The document bore an antedate of 1999, though it was written in 2005.
verb
- To exist or happen before something else in time; to be older than.
- These fossils antedate the dinosaurs by millions of years.
- The custom of exchanging gifts antedates modern Christmas traditions.
- Some of the ruins antedate the Roman Empire.
- To assign a date to a document or event that is earlier than the actual date.
- She accidentally antedated the check by a week.
- Historians discovered that the letter had been antedated to make it seem more important.
- The lawyer warned him not to antedate the contract.
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