antedate

英[ˌænti'deɪt] 美[ˌænti'deɪt]
  • v. 使 ... 提前发生;先于;提早日期
  • =predate
  • n. 比实际早的日期
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GRE TOEFL
Verb:
  1. be earlier in time; go back further;

    "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

  2. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

1. The cold weather antedate ed their departure.
寒冷的天气使他们提前离开.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. All this is not to antedate the demise of the empire.
这一切不会使帝国提前衰亡.

来自辞典例句

3. The Invoice be antedate to january 1 st.
将该发票日期填早到1月1日.

来自互联网

    1. The cold weather antedate ed their departure.
      寒冷的天气使他们提前离开。
    2. This event antedates the discovery of America by several centuries.
      这件事比发现美洲早几个世纪。