ANTEDATE

AN'TEDATE, noun [Infra.] Prior date; a date antecedent to another.AN'TEDATE, verb transitive [Latin ante, and datum, given. See Date.]1. To date before the true time; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to express a date anterior to the true time of its execution.2. To anticipate; to take before the true time.And antedate the bliss above.

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antedate. Antedate, v.t. to date a thing before the time

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An″te‐date′ (�), n. 1. 1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
2. 2. Anticipation. Donne.