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Definition of antedate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

antedate

verb

NAmE//ˈæntɪˌdeɪt//

antedate something = predateVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they antedate

he / she / it antedates

past simple antedated

-ing form antedating

The crypt antedates the rest of the building by several centuries.

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