antedate

/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/

noun

  1. 1

    Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

  2. 2

    Anticipation

verb

  1. 1

    To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.

  2. 2

    To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate.

  3. 3

    To find earlier citational evidence for a term.

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