antedate
to be of older date than; precede in time: The Peruvian empire antedates the Mexican empire.
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.
a prior date.
Origin of antedate
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How to use antedate in a sentence
It really comes down from a time antedating even the great "Golden Age."
Antedating almost all of the great colonial homes, it must long have stood a unique mark of family distinction.
Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle HutchinsHence we cannot, without better evidence, accept the Farmer and Moore stanza as antedating 1824.
Uncle Sam | Albert MathewsWar had begun; the first blood of the revolution–antedating in its sacrifice the Battle of Lexington–had been shed.
With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga | W. Bert FosterIn houses antedating 1800, the floors in certain localities were of hardwood.
If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
British Dictionary definitions for antedate
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 assign a date to (an event, etc) that is earlier than its previously assigned date
to cause to occur sooner
an earlier date
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