Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Antedate — An te*date ([a^]n t[ e]*d[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Antedated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Antedating}.] 1. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antedate — UK US /ˌæntiˈdeɪt/ US /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/ verb [T] ► US to put a date on a document that is earlier than the date it is signed: »an antedated check → Compare BACKDATE(Cf. ↑backdate), POST DATE(Cf. ↑post date) … Financial and business terms
antedate — [an′ti dāt΄] vt. antedated, antedating 1. to put a date on that is earlier than the actual date [to antedate a check] 2. to come or happen at an earlier date than; come before 3. to make happen earlier; accelerate 4. to set an earlier date for 5 … English World dictionary
Antedate — An te*date ([a^]n t[ e]*d[=a]t ), n. 1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date. [1913 Webster] 2. Anticipation. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antedate — (v.) 1580s, earlier as noun meaning a backdating, false early date attached to a document or event (1570s); from L. ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + DATE (Cf. date) (v.1). Related: Antedated; antedating … Etymology dictionary
antedate — [v] occur or cause to occur earlier accelerate, anachronize, antecede, backdate, date back, forerun, misdate, pace, precede, predate; concept 84 Ant. predate … New thesaurus
antedate — ► VERB 1) come before in time. 2) indicate that (a document or event) belongs to an earlier date … English terms dictionary
antedate — v. /an ti dayt , an ti dayt /; n. /an ti dayt /, v., antedated, antedating, n. v.t. 1. to be of older date than; precede in time: The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire. 2. predate (def. 1). 3. to assign to an earlier date: to antedate… … Universalium
antedate — UK [ˌæntɪˈdeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms antedate : present tense I/you/we/they antedate he/she/it antedates present participle antedating past tense antedated past participle antedated formal to exist or happen before something else … English dictionary
antedate — verb (t) /ˈæntideɪt / (say anteedayt), /æntiˈdeɪt / (say antee dayt) (antedated, antedating) 1. to be of older date than; precede in time: the Peruvian empire antedates that of Mexico. 2. to affix a date earlier than the true one to (a document,… …
