antedated

Meanings

• adjective

  used or occurring before the time expected, appointed, or customary

  - "The bill was antedated by a week."
  - "The check was antedated to cover expenses incurred before it was written."

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Antonyms

overdate , postdate , postdate

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Synonyms

backdate , foredate , predate

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with antedated
date , fate , gait , hate , mate , state

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Variants

List of all variants of antedated that leads to same result
antedate , antedated , antedates , antedating

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Etymology

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from the Latin word 'ante' meaning 'before' and 'dare' meaning 'give', thus 'antedate' means 'to give before'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'antedated' is commonly used in the context of legal and financial documents.

2. The word 'antedated' is a combination of the Latin words 'ante' and 'dare', meaning 'before' and 'to give' respectively.

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Related Concepts

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1. predated: is similar to antedated but refers to something that has come before in time and has replaced or superseded what followed

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Culture

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Antedated has been used in various contexts, including legal and financial, to denote something that has been done or exists before the expected or customary time.

How to Memorize "antedated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'antedated' as something that happens before the expected or customary time. Imagine a clock and the hand moving backwards to represent the concept of antedated.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'antedated' with the concept of something happening before the expected or customary time. Think of the word 'before' and how it relates to the meaning of antedated.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Antedated Ante' to remember the meaning of the word. 'Ante' means 'before' in Latin, so 'antedated' means 'given before'.

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