Sekirov Dictionary

antedate

/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

verb 3
noun 2
forms 3

verb3

•
To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
- I suppose you know all about the fearful myths antedating the coming of man to the earth—the Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu cycles—which are hinted at in the Necronomicon. — 1931
•
To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
- Tomorrow when you leav’st, what wilt thou say? / Wilt thou then antedate some new-made vow? — 1633
To find earlier citational evidence for a term.

noun2

Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
(no longer used) anticipation

forms

antedated · antedating · antedates

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