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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024an•te•date /ˈæntɪˌdeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dat•ed, -dat•ing. - to precede in time:The ruins in southern Africa antedated some of the medieval fortresses of Europe.
- to put a date on (a letter, check, document) that is earlier than the true date.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•te•date (v. an′ti dāt′, an′ti dāt′;n. an′ti dāt′),USA pronunciation v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing, n. v.t. - to be of older date than;
precede in time:The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire. - predate (def. 1).
- to assign to an earlier date:to antedate a historical event.
- to cause to return to an earlier time:to antedate one's thoughts by remembering past events.
- to cause to happen sooner;
accelerate:The cold weather antedated their departure from the country. - [Archaic.]to take or have in advance;
anticipate.
n. - a prior date.
- Middle French antidater, derivative of antidate a date earlier than the true date (by association with anté- ante-), origin, originally a date put in place of another date; see ante-, date1
- earlier antidate 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antedate vb /ˈæntɪˌdeɪt; ˌæntɪˈdeɪt/(transitive)- to be or occur at an earlier date than
- to affix a date to (a document, etc) that is earlier than the actual date
- to cause to occur sooner
n /ˈæntɪˌdeɪt/- an earlier date
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