2. Anticipation. [Obs.] --Donne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Antedate — An te*date ([a^]n t[ e]*d[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Antedated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Antedating}.] 1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date;; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antedate — UK US /ˌæntiˈdeɪt/ US /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/ verb [T] ► US to put a date on a document that is earlier than the date it is signed: »an antedated check → Compare BACKDATE(Cf. ↑backdate), POST DATE(Cf. ↑post date) … Financial and business terms
antedate — [an′ti dāt΄] vt. antedated, antedating 1. to put a date on that is earlier than the actual date [to antedate a check] 2. to come or happen at an earlier date than; come before 3. to make happen earlier; accelerate 4. to set an earlier date for 5 … English World dictionary
antedate — I verb affix an earlier date, anachronize, assign to an earlier date, date back, date before the true date, date before the true time, date earlier than the fact, foredate, predate, set an earlier date, transfer to an earlier date II index… … Law dictionary
antedate — (v.) 1580s, earlier as noun meaning a backdating, false early date attached to a document or event (1570s); from L. ante before (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + DATE (Cf. date) (v.1). Related: Antedated; antedating … Etymology dictionary
antedate — [v] occur or cause to occur earlier accelerate, anachronize, antecede, backdate, date back, forerun, misdate, pace, precede, predate; concept 84 Ant. predate … New thesaurus
antedate — ► VERB 1) come before in time. 2) indicate that (a document or event) belongs to an earlier date … English terms dictionary
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… … Universalium
antedate — UK [ˌæntɪˈdeɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms antedate : present tense I/you/we/they antedate he/she/it antedates present participle antedating past tense antedated past participle antedated formal to exist or happen before something else … English dictionary
antedate — verb (t) /ˈæntideɪt / (say anteedayt), /æntiˈdeɪt / (say antee dayt) (antedated, antedating) 1. to be of older date than; precede in time: the Peruvian empire antedates that of Mexico. 2. to affix a date earlier than the true one to (a document,… …
