antedate
1Antedate — 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 …
2antedate — 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) …
3antedate — [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 …
4Antedate — 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] …
5antedate — I verb affix an earlier date, anachronize, assign to an earlier date, date back, date before the true date, date before the true time, date earlier than the fact, foredate, predate, set an earlier date, transfer to an earlier date II index… …
6antedate — (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 …
7antedate — [v] occur or cause to occur earlier accelerate, anachronize, antecede, backdate, date back, forerun, misdate, pace, precede, predate; concept 84 Ant. predate …
8antedate — ► VERB 1) come before in time. 2) indicate that (a document or event) belongs to an earlier date …
9antedate — 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… …
10antedate — 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 …
