an
te
date
Third Person
antedates
Present Participle
antedating
Past Tense
antedated
Past Participle
antedated
1
to exist before something else in time
- The invention of the wheel antedates the construction of the first automobiles by thousands of years.
- Ancient civilizations like the Egyptians antedate the rise of modern nations.
- The fossil records antedate the appearance of humans by millions of years.
- The artifacts discovered at the site antedate the settlement of the region by several centuries.
- The theories proposed by early scientists antedate the current understanding of the subject.
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2
to assign an earlier date to something
- The invoice was antedated to reflect the start of the project, though it was issued a week later.
- The lease agreement was antedated to align with the tenant's move-in date.
- She antedated the contract to make it appear as if the terms had been agreed upon earlier.
- He antedated the check to ensure it was recorded in the previous fiscal year.
- The report was antedated to fit the timeline of the project's development.
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