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antedate

verb

Establish something as being earlier relative to something else

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

ˈæntiˌdeɪt

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verb

  1. Establish something as being earlier relative to something else

verb

  1. Be earlier in time; go back further

    “Stone tools precede bronze tools”

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Stone tools precede bronze tools

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