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an·te·date
(ăn′tĭ-dāt′)tr.v. an·te·dat·ed, an·te·dat·ing, an·te·dates
1. To be of an earlier date than; precede in time.
2.
a. To assign to a date earlier than that of the actual occurrence.
b. 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.
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antedate
vb (tr)
1. to be or occur at an earlier date than
2. to affix a date to (a document, etc) that is earlier than the actual date
3. to assign a date to (an event, etc) that is earlier than its previously assigned date
4. to cause to occur sooner
n
an earlier date
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an•te•date
(v. ˈæn tɪˌdeɪt, ˌæn tɪˈdeɪt; n. ˈæn tɪˌdeɪt)v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to be of older date than; precede in time.
3. to assign to an earlier date: to antedate a historical event.
4. to cause to happen sooner; accelerate.
5. Archaic. to take or have in advance; anticipate.
n. 6. a prior date.
[1570–80]
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antedate
Past participle: antedated
Gerund: antedating
| Imperative |
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| antedate |
| antedate |
| Present |
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| I antedate |
| you antedate |
| he/she/it antedates |
| we antedate |
| you antedate |
| they antedate |
| Preterite |
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| I antedated |
| you antedated |
| he/she/it antedated |
| we antedated |
| you antedated |
| they antedated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am antedating |
| you are antedating |
| he/she/it is antedating |
| we are antedating |
| you are antedating |
| they are antedating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have antedated |
| you have antedated |
| he/she/it has antedated |
| we have antedated |
| you have antedated |
| they have antedated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was antedating |
| you were antedating |
| he/she/it was antedating |
| we were antedating |
| you were antedating |
| they were antedating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had antedated |
| you had antedated |
| he/she/it had antedated |
| we had antedated |
| you had antedated |
| they had antedated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will antedate |
| you will antedate |
| he/she/it will antedate |
| we will antedate |
| you will antedate |
| they will antedate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have antedated |
| you will have antedated |
| he/she/it will have antedated |
| we will have antedated |
| you will have antedated |
| they will have antedated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be antedating |
| you will be antedating |
| he/she/it will be antedating |
| we will be antedating |
| you will be antedating |
| they will be antedating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been antedating |
| you have been antedating |
| he/she/it has been antedating |
| we have been antedating |
| you have been antedating |
| they have been antedating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been antedating |
| you will have been antedating |
| he/she/it will have been antedating |
| we will have been antedating |
| you will have been antedating |
| they will have been antedating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been antedating |
| you had been antedating |
| he/she/it had been antedating |
| we had been antedating |
| you had been antedating |
| they had been antedating |
| Conditional |
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| I would antedate |
| you would antedate |
| he/she/it would antedate |
| we would antedate |
| you would antedate |
| they would antedate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have antedated |
| you would have antedated |
| he/she/it would have antedated |
| we would have antedated |
| you would have antedated |
| they would have antedated |
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Verb 1. [画像:antedate - be earlier in time]antedate - be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2. antedate - establish something as being earlier relative to something else
chronologise, chronologize - establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents"
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Translations
antedate
[ˈæntɪˈdeɪt] VT1. (= precede) → preceder, ser anterior a
text A antedates B by 50 years → el texto A es anterior a B en 50 años
this building antedates the Norman conquest → este edificio data de antes de or es anterior a la conquista normanda
text A antedates B by 50 years → el texto A es anterior a B en 50 años
this building antedates the Norman conquest → este edificio data de antes de or es anterior a la conquista normanda
2. [+ cheque] → antedatar
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