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MISDATE
misdate
(verb) assign the wrong date to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
misdate (plural misdates)
A wrong date.
Verb
misdate (third-person singular simple present misdates, present participle misdating, simple past and past participle misdated)
(transitive) To date incorrectly; to mark with the wrong date.
Hyponyms
• See misdate
Anagrams
• Mid East, Mideast, amidest, damsite, diastem
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*date", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misdated; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdating.]
Definition: To date erroneously. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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