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predate

/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/
noun
  1. A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

verb
  1. To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)

  2. To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.

    "The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal."

Synonymsantedate, backdate, foredate, antedate
Antonymsoverdate, postdate, postdate

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