Associations to the word «Antedate»

Wiktionary

ANTEDATE, verb. To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time

ANTEDATE, verb. To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate

ANTEDATE, noun. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

ANTEDATE, noun. (obsolete) anticipation

ANTEDATE, verb. Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools".

ANTEDATE, verb. Establish something as being earlier relative to something else.

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

Leo Tolstoy