antedate
v. 使 ... 提前发生；先于；提早日期
n. =predate
sp. 比实际早的日期
过去式：antedated 过去分词：antedated 现在分词：antedating 第三人称单数：antedates
近义词：predate，antecede，forego，precede，forerun，precipitate，accelerate，speed，hurry，hasten，anticipate，comefirst，gobefore，speedup，first，come，up，foredate，forgo，postdate，
英英释义
Verb
- be earlier in time; go back further;
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
- establish something as being earlier relative to something else
例句
- The cold weather antedate ed their departure.寒冷的天气使他们提前离开。
- This event antedates the discovery of America by several centuries.这件事比发现美洲早几个世纪。