antedate

== English == === Etymology === From ante- +‎ date. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/ === Verb === antedate (third-person singular simple present antedates, present participle antedating, simple past and past participle antedated) To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time. Synonyms: predate; see also Thesaurus:predate Antonym: postdate To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date. Synonyms: backdate, foredate; see also Thesaurus:backdate Antonyms: postdate, overdate; see also Thesaurus:overdate (lexicography) To find earlier citational evidence for a term. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === antedate Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date. (obsolete) anticipation == Portuguese == === Verb === antedate inflection of antedatar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === antedate inflection of antedatar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative