| 单词 | antedate |
| 释义 | antedate v. /an"ti dayt', an'ti dayt"/; n. /an"ti dayt'/, v. , antedated, antedating, n. v.t. 1. to be of older date than; precede in time: The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire. 2. predate (def. 1). 3. to assign to an earlier date: to antedate a historical event. 4. to cause to return to an earlier time: to antedate one's thoughts by remembering past events. 5. to cause to happen sooner; accelerate: The cold weather antedated their departure from the country. 6. Archaic. to take or have in advance; anticipate. n. 7. a prior date. [1570-80; earlier antidate < MF antidater, deriv. of antidate a date earlier than the true date (by assoc. with anté- ANTE-), orig. a date put in place of another date; see ANTE-, DATE1] |
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