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Definition of antedate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

antedate

verb
 
/ˈæntideɪt/
 
/ˈæntideɪt/
(also predate)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they antedate
 
/ˈæntideɪt/
 
/ˈæntideɪt/
he / she / it antedates
 
/ˈæntideɪts/
 
/ˈæntideɪts/
past simple antedated
 
/ˈæntideɪtɪd/
 
/ˈæntideɪtɪd/
past participle antedated
 
/ˈæntideɪtɪd/
 
/ˈæntideɪtɪd/
-ing form antedating
 
/ˈæntideɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈæntideɪtɪŋ/
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  1. antedate something to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than something else in the past
    • The crypt antedates the rest of the building by several centuries.
    opposite post-date
See antedate in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee antedate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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