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

1. the act of dating something earlier than the actual date
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• The lawyer was caught antedating the contract to avoid penalties.
• She was antedating her resignation letter to secure better benefits.
• The discovery of these fossils is antedating previous estimates by millions of years.
• His theories were antedating similar work by other scientists.
• The antedating of the document raised questions about its authenticity.
• Antedating checks is considered fraudulent in most jurisdictions.
• The archaeological evidence is antedating the established timeline of human settlement.