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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·te·date
DATE 15th century : a date assigned to an event or document earlier than the actual date of the event or document
DATE 1572 1. a. to date as of a time prior to that of execution b. to assign to a date prior to that of actual occurrence 2. archaic : anticipate 3. to precede in time English Etymology antedate antedate (v.) 1580s, earlier as noun meaning "a backdating, false early date attached to a document or event" (1570s); from L. ante "before" + date. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 antedate ante·date / 7Anti5deit / verb[VN] = pre-date Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·te·date I. \ˈantə̇ˌdāt, ˈaan-, -tē-\ noun Etymology: earlier antidate, probably from Middle French, from anti- anti- (II) + date : a prior date; especially : a date assigned to an event or affixed to a document that is earlier than the actual date of the event or document < recognition of prior military service to establish the antedate of seniority in certain civilian categories > II. \“, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu -ad.+V\ transitive verb Etymology: earlier antidate, probably from Middle French antidater, from antidate, n. 1. a. : to date (as a check or deed) as of a time prior to that of execution b. : to assign (an event) to a date prior to that of actual occurrence < archeological discoveries may show that the coming of man to this continent has not been antedated > 2. a. : to transfer to an earlier date or period b. : to cause to occur earlier than expected : accelerate 3. archaic : anticipate 4. : to precede in time : come before in date < his death antedated his brother's > |
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