antedate

/ˈantɪdˌeɪt/

/ˈæntɪdˌeɪt/

[verb]

to antedate

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to be earlier in time than something else

synonyms : foredate

predate

antonyms : postdate

be earlier in time; go back further

synonyms : antecede

antonyms : postdate

Examples

1. The origins of this really antedate both Kanner and Asperger.

2. And that antedated COVID.

3. Do you have any difficulty with the applicability of the Act to a course of events which antedated the Act's enactment and indeed to litigation which commenced prior to the Act's adoption by Congress?

4. Sometimes the idea seems to be that the personae antedate the theory and indeed may cause the judge to adopt the theory.