Legal Dictionary

antedate

Legal Definition of antedate

To date back, retroactively.
To date a document to a time before it was written.

Definition of antedate

Etymology

ante-

date

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈ�ntiˌdeɪt/ SAMPA: /"{nti%deIt/

Verb

to antedate (third-person singular simple present antedates, present participle antedating, simple past and past participle antedated)

To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time
To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate

Synonyms

predate

Antonyms

postdate

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