- (n.) Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
- (v.t.) To precede in time.
- (n.) Anticipation.
- (v.t.) To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution.
- (v.t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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