misdate

American  

[mis-deyt] / mɪsˈdeɪt /

verb (used with object)

misdated, misdating

1. to assign or affix a wrong date to.

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noun

1. a wrong date.

misdate British  

/ mɪsˈdeɪt /

verb

1. (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

See Examples For:

misdate misdated misdating

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

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

Moreover, historians consistently misdated it to the summer of 1860, when Lincoln was the Republican candidate for president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

She examined frescoes, illuminated manuscripts, hagiographies, and letters, uncovering materials that had been misdated or wrongly attributed.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

No one asked to confirm the date of his death - which the book misdated by a year.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

No one asked to confirm the date of his death — which the book misdated by a year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

The first skirmish between the two doughty champions of the hostile forces took place over the misdated writ. 

From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Harris, Richard

Evelyn makes the same kind of mistake about Cromwell’s funeral, misdating it a month.

From Andrew Marvell by Morley, John