antedate
11antedate — 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,… …
12Antedate — A date entered on a legal contract or check that is prior to the actual date of occurrence. An antedate can sometimes be used if a contract has been delayed, to make sure the parties do not suffer from delays in the contract. Antedates can also… …
13antedate — an|te|date [ˈæntıdeıt, ˌæntıˈdeıt] v [T] formal to come from an earlier time in history than something else = ↑predate ▪ The economic troubles antedate the current administration …
14antedate — an•te•date v. [[t]ˈæn tɪˌdeɪt, ˌæn tɪˈdeɪt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈæn tɪˌdeɪt[/t]] v. dat•ed, dat•ing, n. 1) to be of older date than; precede in time 2) predate 1) 3) to assign to an earlier date: to antedate a historical event[/ex] 4) to cause to happen… …
15antedate — I. noun Date: 15th century a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document II. transitive verb Date: 1572 1. a. to date as of a time prior to that of execution b. to assign to a date prior to that of… …
16antedate — verb /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/ a) To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time b) To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate Syn: predate Ant: postdate …
17antedate — Synonyms and related words: announce, antecede, anticipate, backdate, be before, be dated, be early, bear date, come before, date, date at, date stamp, dateline, datemark, foredate, forerun, go before, herald, lag, make a date, misdate, mistime,… …
18antedate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. predate, come before. See priority. Ant., predate, precede. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give an earlier date to] Syn. date back, predate, backdate, anachronize, misdate, date before the true date,… …
19antedate — an|te|date [ ,ænti deıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to exist or happen before something else …
20antedate — an·te·date || ‚æntɪ deɪt v. precede in time, predate; assign to a date prior to that of the actual occurrence …
