antedates
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English
Definitions
verb
- To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
- To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.
- To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
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Synonyms
backdateforedatepredateantecedeprecedeforegopredatesantecededpredatedantecedingantecedentantecedentlydate backantecedentspreexistsancientlyantecedence