backdate

== English == === Alternative forms === back-date back date === Etymology === From back +‎ date. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bækˈdeɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbæk.deɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt === Verb === backdate (third-person singular simple present backdates, present participle backdating, simple past and past participle backdated) To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date. Synonyms: antedate; see also Thesaurus:backdate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === backdate (plural backdates) An assigned date that is earlier than the current or true date.