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Antedate vs Antecede - What's the difference?

antedate | antecede |

As verbs the difference between antedate and antecede

is that antedate is to occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time while antecede is to go before; to precede.

As a noun antedate

is prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.

antedate

English

Verb

(antedat)
  • To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time
  • To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date; to backdate

    • Synonyms

    * predate

    Antonyms

    * postdate

    Noun

  • Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.
  • (obsolete) anticipation
    • (John Donne)
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    antecede

    English

    Verb

    (anteced)
  • To go before; to precede
  • To predate or antedate
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