| Antedate 1. (v. t.) To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date --opposed to postdate; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution. 2. (v. t.) To precede in time. 3. (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time. 4. (n.) Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date. 4. (n.) Anticipation. Thesaurus Entries announce, antecede, anticipate, backdate, be before, be dated, be early, bear date, come before, date, date at, date-stamp, dateline, datemark, foredate, forerun, go before, herald, lag, make a date, misdate, mistime, postdate, precede, precurse, predate, preexist, proclaim, set the date, update, usher in |