antedate
vt. (在歷史上)比…為早; 先於; 早於; (在信、支票等上)填寫比實際日期早的日期
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.
寒冷的天氣使他們提前離開.
The Invoice be antedate to january 1 st.
將該發票日期填早到1月1日.
All this is not to antedate the demise of the empire.
這一切不會使帝國提前衰亡.