OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 27883

antedate

/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
antepasar (desus.)
To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
I suppose you know all about the fearful myths antedating the coming of man to the earth—the Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu cycles—which are hinted at in the Necronomicon.
We therefore turn to the question whether defendant's prior convictions for burglary and attempted burglary could be used as the basis for an enhancement under [California Penal Co…
antedatar
To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
Tomorrow when you leav’st, what wilt thou say? / Wilt thou then antedate some new-made vow?