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antedate Definition

ante·date (an′ti dāt′)

transitive verb -·dat′ed, -·dat′·ing

  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. Archaic to anticipate

noun

a date fixed for a historical event, writing, etc. that is earlier than the actual one

antedate Synonyms

antedate

v.

  1. To give an earlier date to

    date back, predate, backdate, anachronize, misdate, date before the true date, date earlier than the fact, transfer to an earlier date, accelerate, cause to happen sooner.

  2. To precede in time

    come before, precede, antecede; see precede.

antedate Usage Examples

Object

  • language: Language creates society This relation is not apparent in static societies; it is easy to assume that society antedates language.
  • time: But the fact is that this plan of tithing antedates the time of Moses by hundreds of years.

Modifying Another Word

  • long: Tho long antedating Christianity it was early adopted as its greatest Sacred Symbol.