misdate
Assign wrong year
To misdate something is to assign it an incorrect date—whether a document, artifact, or event.
The error might place something too early or too late: The letter was misdated by a century.
At the start of a new year, people commonly misdate checks by writing the previous year.
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- anachronismHistorical time-placement error
- miscalculationError in estimation
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
oversight · discrepancy · typo · misprint · erratum · slip · gaffe · goof
To make something right
authenticate · cross-check · validate · reassess · redate · adjust · fix · emend
Temporal ordering of events
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- calendarDate-tracking system
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
archaeology · paleontology · historiography · genealogy · artifacts · fossils · archives · manuscripts
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- anachronismHistorical time-placement error
- miscalculationError in estimation
blunder · oversight · discrepancy · typo · misprint · erratum · slip · gaffe · goof · flaw
rectify
To make something right
verify · authenticate · cross-check · validate · reassess · redate · adjust · fix · emend · proofread
chronology
Temporal ordering of events
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
- calendarDate-tracking system
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
dendrochronology · archaeology · paleontology · historiography · genealogy · artifacts · fossils · archives · manuscripts · documents
- mis- wordsmisbehave, miscall, miscount, misdeed, misfire
- time errorsanachronism, antedating, backdating