antedate

• Verb, das angibt, dass etwas früher als etwas anderes existierte oder geschah, oder das einem Ereignis oder Dokument ein früheres Datum zuweist.

A verb used to indicate that something existed or occurred before something else, or to assign an earlier date to an event or document.

1. Precede in timeC1formal

   To exist or occur before something else; to be older or earlier.

   Zeitlich vorausgehen

   • The ancient ruins antedate the Roman Empire by several centuries.
   • This custom antedates the written records of the civilization.
   • The fossils antedate the earliest known human settlements.

   Synonymeantecedeforegoprecedepredate

   Antonymefollowpostdatesucceed

2. Assign an earlier dateC1formal

   To assign a date to an event or document that is earlier than the actual date.

   Mit einem früheren Datum versehen

   • The historian antedated the manuscript to the 12th century.
   • They antedated the contract to make it seem valid earlier.
   • The artifact was antedated by the museum's experts.

   Synonymebackdatepredate