Verb: antedate 'an-ti,deyt
- Establish something as being earlier relative to something else
"The archaeologist antedated the artifacts to the Bronze Age";
- predate, foredate
- Be earlier in time; go back further
"Stone tools antedate bronze tools";
- predate, precede, forego, antecede
Derived forms: antedating, antedates, antedated
Type of: chronologise [Brit], chronologize, come before, precede
Antonym: follow
Encyclopedia: Antedate