FOREDATE

predate, antedate, foredate

(verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

foredate (third-person singular simple present foredates, present participle foredating, simple past and past participle foredated)

(transitive) To date before the true time; to antedate.

Synonyms

• backdate; see also backdate

Source: Wiktionary


Fore*date", v. t.

Definition: To date before the true time; to antendate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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