antedate
/ˈæntiˌdeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.28 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
Example Sentences
- "I suppose you know all about the fearful myths antedating the coming of man to the earth—the Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu cycles—which are hinted at in the Necronomicon."
- "We therefore turn to the question whether defendant's prior convictions for burglary and attempted burglary could be used as the basis for an enhancement under [California Penal Code] sections 667 and 1192.7. Both prior convictions antedate the effective date of section 667."
- "Actually, mathematical models of multi-sector growth models antedate the Harrod-Domar and Solow-Swan aggregate models."
- "Dimensional analysis is a serious business in the natural sciences, where what you're measuring actually exists […]; and it even has a theorem that goes with it (Buckingham's #92;pi theorem, which like any good mathematical theorem with a name attached, apparently antedates Buckingham)."
- "Tomorrow when you leav’st, what wilt thou say? / Wilt thou then antedate some new-made vow?"
- "Furthermore, while OED entries are generally regarded as a good indication of when terms were first used in English, for 5 of the 7 terms the present research has been able to antedate OED’s earliest attestations, usually by a decade or more."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Classical Latin ante-lbor. English ante- English date English antedate From ante- + date.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈæntiˌdeɪt/