misdate

American

[mis-deyt] / mɪsˈdeɪt /

verb (used with object)

misdated, misdating

to assign or affix a wrong date to.

noun

a wrong date.

misdate British

/ mɪsˈdeɪt /

verb

(tr) to date (a letter, event, etc) wrongly

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Etymology

Origin of misdate

First recorded in 1580–90; mis- ¹ + date ¹

Example Sentences

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Anachronism -- N. anachronism, metachronism, parachronism, prochronism; prolepsis, misdate; anticipation, antichronism. disregard of time, neglect of time, oblivion of time. intempestivity &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

That Lenz should misdate Beethoven's visit to Berlin is not strange; that Marx, a Berliner, should, is.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various

V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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