01 n. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
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Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
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Anticipation.[Obs.]
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Antedate
02 v. t. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true …
imp. & p. p.
Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Antedating
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To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
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To precede in time.
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To anticipate; to make before the true time.“And antedate the bliss above.” — Pope.“Who rather rose the day to antedate.” — Wordsworth.