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predate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Predate \Pre*date"\, v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as a predated deed or letter. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: predate v 1: be earlier in time; go back further [syn: {precede}, {forego}, {antecede}, {antedate}] [ant: {postdate}] 2: come before "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: {precede}] 3: establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: {antedate}, {foredate}] [ant: {postdate}]
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