antedate
英 [ˈæntɪdeɪt]
美 [ˈæntɪdeɪt]
v. 预期；预料; 较…先存在或先发生；居先
n. 比实际提前的日期
过去式：antedated 第三人称单数：antedates 现在分词：antedating 复数：antedates 过去分词：antedated
BNC.40773 / COCA.39293
英英释义
verb
- establish something as being earlier relative to something else
- be earlier in time
- Stone tools precede bronze tools