backdate
[ bak-deyt ]
/ ˈbækˌdeɪt /
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verb (used with object), back·dat·ed, back·dat·ing.
to date earlier than the actual date; predate; antedate: Backdate the letter so he'll think I wrote it last week.
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How to use backdate in a sentence
The Athletics Integrity Unit charged her with “tampering within the results management process” in issuing the ban, which backdates to last August and runs until August 2024.
Reigning gold medal hurdler could miss next two Olympics following five-year ban|Glynn A. Hill|June 4, 2021|Washington PostIf he could get on it, his time would be backdated to when he started dialysis in 2013, and he’d be near the top of the list.
For Years, JaMarcus Crews Tried to Get a New Kidney, but Corporate Healthcare Stood in the Way|by Lizzie Presser|December 15, 2020|ProPublicaOthers raise suspicions about some ballots being counted more than once, some ballots being backdated and other irregularities.
Georgia announces hand audit|Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Derek Hawkins|November 12, 2020|Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for backdate
backdate
/ (ˌbækˈdeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to make effective from an earlier datethe pay rise was backdated to August
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