misdating
/ˌmɪsˈdeɪtɪŋ/
noun
- The act of assigning an incorrect date to something.
- The museum corrected the misdating of the painting after new evidence was found.
- A simple misdating on the contract caused a legal dispute.
- The misdating of the ancient manuscript confused historians for decades.
verb
- To assign an incorrect date to something.
- The archaeologist warned not to misdating the artifacts based on style alone.
- Scholars often misdating early maps because of incomplete records.
- If you misdating the check, the bank may not process it.