antedate

antedate (an-ti-dayt), vb.

1. To affix with a date earlier than the true date; BACKDATE(1) (antedate a check).

2. To precede in time (the doctrine antedates the Smith case by many years). — Also termed predate. Cf. POSTDATE. — antedate, n.

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