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antedate

英 [æntɪ'deɪt; 'æntɪdeɪt] 美[,æntɪ'det]
  • vt. 先于;前于
  • n. 比实际提前的日期

英英释意


1. be earlier in time; go back further;
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
2. establish something as being earlier relative to something else