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ante·date (an′ti dāt′)

transitive verb antedated -·dat′ed, antedating -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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