English Dictionary

FOREDATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does foredate mean? 

FOREDATE (verb)
  The verb FOREDATE has 1 sense:

1. establish something as being earlier relative to something elseplay

  Familiarity information: FOREDATE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOREDATE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

antedate; foredate; predate

Hypernyms (to "foredate" is one way to...):

chronologise; chronologize (establish the order in time of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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