1. Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
   "His dated hairstyle made him stand out in the modern office"

1. Assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
   "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
    
2. Stamp with a date
   "The package is dated November 24"; "The clerk date-stamped all the incoming documents";
   - date-stamp
    
3. Provide with a dateline; mark with a date
   "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
    
4. Meet with a lover or potential lover
   "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
    
5. Date regularly; have a steady relationship with
   "He is dating his former wife again!";
   - go steady, go out, see

See also: daggy [Austral, NZ, informal], unfashionable, unstylish

Type of: affiliate, associate, assort, consort, determine, furnish, go out, offer, provide, render, set, stamp, supply

Encyclopedia: Dated