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antedate

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antedate in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. be earlier in time; go back further
    "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
    predate  precede  forego  forgo  antecede  antedate 
  2. establish something as being earlier relative to something else
    predate  antedate  foredate 
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