antedate
To occur before an event or timeTo occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
» The conquest of İstanbul antedates the discovery of America.
Meaning
3 sensesTo occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
предше́ствоватьpredšéstvovatʹ
передува́тиpereduváty
be earlier in time; go back further
To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
дати́ровать задним числомdatírovatʹ zadnim čislom
To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
Examples
4 sentencesThe conquest of İstanbul antedates the discovery of America.
These fossils clearly antedate the rise of the dinosaurs.
The tradition of storytelling antedates the invention of writing itself.
His theories on evolution antedate Darwin's by nearly a decade.
ruЕго теории об эволюции почти на десятилетие опережают дарвиновские.
Translations
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Forms
antedates, antedating, antedated, antedatedSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle