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backdate
CIDE DICTIONARY
backdate, v. t.
- to make effective from an earlier date; to make retroactive. [WordNet 1.5]
- to affix a date earlier than the present date; -- sometimes done for fraudulent purposes. Opposite of
postdate . [PJC]"Backdate is sometimes used incorrectly for postdate."
OXFORD DICTIONARY
backdate, v.tr.
1 put an earlier date to (an agreement etc.) than the actual one.
2 make retrospectively valid.
1 put an earlier date to (an agreement etc.) than the actual one.
2 make retrospectively valid.
ROGET THESAURUS
backdate
Anachronism
VB misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate, anticipate, take no note of time, lose track of time, anachronize.For further exploring for "backdate" in Webster Dictionary Online