antedate
verb /ˈæntideɪt/
/ˈæntideɪt/
(also predate)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they antedate | /ˈæntideɪt/ /ˈæntideɪt/ |
| he / she / it antedates | /ˈæntideɪts/ /ˈæntideɪts/ |
| past simple antedated | /ˈæntideɪtɪd/ /ˈæntideɪtɪd/ |
| past participle antedated | /ˈæntideɪtɪd/ /ˈæntideɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form antedating | /ˈæntideɪtɪŋ/ /ˈæntideɪtɪŋ/ |
- antedate something to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than something else in the past
- The crypt antedates the rest of the building by several centuries.