ANTEDATE (2)

An″te‐date′ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Antedated; p. pr. & vb. n. Antedating.] 1. 1. 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.
2. 2. To precede in time.
3. 3. To anticipate; to make before the true time.
And antedate the bliss above. Pope. Who rather rose the day to antedate. Wordsworth.