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1. (v.t.) antedate
to be of older date than; precede in time.
2. antedate
to assign to an earlier date:
to antedate a historical event.
3. antedate
to cause to happen sooner; accelerate.
4. antedate
Archaic. to take or have in advance; anticipate.
5. (n.) antedate
a prior date.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate
be earlier in time; go back further
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2. (verb) predate, antedate, foredate
establish something as being earlier relative to something else
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) antedate
prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date
2. (noun) antedate
anticipation
3. (verb) antedate
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 its execution
4. (verb) antedate
to precede in time
5. (verb) antedate
to anticipate; to make before the true time
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