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Definitions for Antedate

[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 a historical event.
[4] to cause to return to an earlier time: to antedate one's thoughts by remembering past events.
[5] to cause to happen sooner; accelerate: The cold weather antedated their departure from the country.
[6] Archaic . to take or have in advance; anticipate.
[7] a prior date.
[8] to be or occur at an earlier date than
[9] to affix a date to (a document, etc) that is earlier than the actual date
[10] to assign a date to (an event, etc) that is earlier than its previously assigned date
[11] to cause to occur sooner
[12] an earlier date

Words related to Antedate

predate, pace, accelerate, precede, antecede, backdate, misdate, forerun

Words nearby Antedate

antechamber, antechapel, antechoir, antecourt, antecubital, antedate, antediluvian, antediluvian patriarch, antefebrile, antefix, anteflexion

Origin of Antedate

1570–80; earlier antidate < Middle French antidater, derivative of antidate a date earlier than the true date (by association with anté- ante-), originally a date put in place of another date; see ante-, date1

Words that may be confused with Antedate

anecdote, antedate, antidote, antedate, predate, postdate

Synonyms for Antedate

accelerate, antecede, backdate, misdate, pace, precede, predate, anachronize, date back, forerun