antedate

tr.v., -dat·ed, -dat·ing, -dates.

1. To be of an earlier date than; precede in time.
2. 1. To assign to a date earlier than that of the actual occurrence.
   2. To date as of a time before that of actual execution: antedate a contract; antedate a check.

n.
A date given to an event or a document that is earlier than the actual date.

Assignment of a date that precedes the date on which a particular contract or instrument was actually written or executed. For example, antedated insurance coverage would be effective before the date the policy is issued.

verb

To come, exist, or occur before in time: antecede, precede, predate. See precede/follow.

v

Definition: occur or cause to occur earlier
Antonyms: predate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - antedatere, foruddatere
n. - for tidlig dato

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorafgaan aan, antidateren, eerdere datum dan de eigenlijk datum

Français (French)
v. tr. - antidater, dater d'avant
n. - antécédent, précédent

Deutsch (German)
v. - zurückdatieren, vorausgehen
n. - Zurückdatierung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προχρονολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
antidata

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pré-datar (carta, cheque)

Русский (Russian)
датировать задним числом

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - antedatar, preceder, ser anterior
n. - antedatado, precedido

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördatera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
比实际书写早的日期, 早于, 使提前发生, 比正确日期早的日期

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 比實際書寫早的日期, 早於, 使提前發生
n. - 比正確日期早的日期

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 앞서다
n. - 앞선 날짜

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 以前の日付にする, …より時代が前である, 前の日付を付ける
n. - 前日付

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤرخ بتاريخ سابق, تاريخ متقدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הקדים תאריך, קרה לפני, קדם ל-‬
n. - ‮תאריך קודם לתאריך הנוכחי‬

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