Word Study
antedate
CIDE DICTIONARY
antedate, n.
- Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date. [1913 Webster]
- Anticipation. Donne. [1913 Webster]
antedate, v. t.
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To precede in time. [1913 Webster]
- To anticipate; to make before the true time. [1913 Webster]"And antedate the bliss above." [1913 Webster]"Who rather rose the day to antedate." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
antedate, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 exist or occur at a date earlier than.
2 assign an earlier date to (a document, event, etc.), esp. one earlier than its actual date.
--n. a date earlier than the actual one.
--v.tr.
1 exist or occur at a date earlier than.
2 assign an earlier date to (a document, event, etc.), esp. one earlier than its actual date.
--n. a date earlier than the actual one.
THESAURUS
antedate
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, postdate, precede, precurse, predate, preexist, proclaim, set the date, update, usher inROGET THESAURUS
antedate
Anachronism
VB misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate, anticipate, take no note of time, lose track of time, anachronize.For further exploring for "antedate" in Webster Dictionary Online