foredate
Precede in time
Foredate means to date something earlier than its actual time, or to precede in time.
A document might be foredated to make it appear older than it is: The contract was foredated to qualify for the tax exemption.
The word also describes something that comes before another in time: His arrival foredated hers by several hours.
The opposite of postdate.
Record falsely earlier
- precedeCome or go first
- preexistExist before another
- priorExisting before another
- anteriorSituated toward the front
earlier · previous · former · antecedent · precedent · beforehand · retroactive · retrograde
Ordered display of events
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- eraDistinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
calendar · timestamp · chronicle · annals · record · temporal · succession · periodization
Original text before publication
- deedWritten property conveyance
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- letterWritten symbol or message
- certificateFormal written attestation
record · archive · notation · inscription · seal · signature · authentication · forgery
backdate
Record falsely earlier
anterior · earlier · previous · former · antecedent · precedent · beforehand · retroactive · retrograde
timeline
Ordered display of events
period · calendar · timestamp · chronicle · annals · record · temporal · succession · periodization
manuscript
Original text before publication
certificate · record · archive · notation · inscription · seal · signature · authentication · forgery · falsification