antedate
vt. (在历史上)比…为早; 先于; 早于; (在信、支票等上)填写比实际日期早的日期
1. be earlier in time; go back further;
2. establish something as being earlier relative to something else
The cold weather antedate ed their departure.
寒冷的天气使他们提前离开.
The Invoice be antedate to january 1 st.
将该发票日期填早到1月1日.
All this is not to antedate the demise of the empire.
这一切不会使帝国提前衰亡.