antedate

Verb

1. To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
2. To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
3. To find earlier citational evidence for a term.

Noun

1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
2. (obsolete) anticipation

Opposite of

postdate, overdate, backdate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

Etymology

From ante- + date.

Synonyms

predate

forego

precede

antecede

forgo

backdate

foredate

date ahead

come before

lead up

fore-date

anticipate

anticipation

forestall

lead

misdate

pre-date

Translations

antidater

antidatare

antedateren

antedatar

preceder

antedatar

anteceder

antedatar

vordatieren

antidateren

précéder

nachdatieren

retrodatare

postdater

preceder