- antedate
 - [,ænti'deit, 'æntideit]
 - vt. 先于;前于
n. 比实际提前的日期 
参考例子
           - 1.This event long antedates the arrival of Columbus in America.
 - 这件事的发生远在哥伦布到达美洲之前。
 
- 2.Antedate a contract; antedate a check.
 - 把合同的日期提前;
 
- 3.To place a prior date on a legal document, statement or check. Also called antedate.
 - 在法定文件、报表或支票上填一个以前的日期,又称提前日期。
 
英文解释
           - v.
 - 1.be earlier in time; go back further
 - 2.establish something as being earlier relative to something else
 
网络释义
               - antedate
 - 填早日期; 倒填日期; 提早日期; 提前日期;
 
- antedate by
 - 前于; 先于;
 
- antedate forego precedence prior to
 - 居先;