Foredated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. To mark a specific time for an occurrence that predates another event
2. To assign a date to something that happened prior to its actual timeline or documentation
3. To indicate a date on a document or event that is earlier than when it actually happened

Etymology: "Foredated" is the past form of "foredate," which combines the prefix "fore-," meaning "before" or "in advance," with "date," the familiar word for the day or time something is marked as made. Put together, to foredate something is to write on it a date earlier than the day it was actually produced, so the document appears older than it is. The prefix does the real work here. "Fore-" comes from Old English and has long meant "before in time or place," as in "forecast" or "foreshadow." Attaching it to "date" follows the same pattern, and the resulting verb describes the deliberate or careless act of backdating in advance rather than after the fact.

Synonyms: preceding, antecedent, previous, prior, earlier

Antonyms: postdated, subsequent, later, following, after