1. to date something earlier than the actual date
Usage: past tense of antedate
2. to precede in time; to come before
Usage: past tense of antedate

Examples

• She antedated the check to make it appear it was written last month.
• The lawyer antedated the contract to avoid legal complications.
• Archaeological evidence shows that this settlement antedated the Roman invasion.
• The manuscript antedated the published work by several years.
• His theories antedated Darwin’s by decades.
• The company antedated the invoice to qualify for the tax deduction.