foredate

[ fawr-deyt, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, fore·dat·ed, fore·dat·ing.

1. to antedate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foredate¹

First recorded in 1855–60; fore- + date ¹

Example Sentences

O Christ, our life, foredate the work of death And do this now; Thou, who art love, thus hallow our beloved; Not death, but Thou!

From Project Gutenberg

Give me the heavenly foretaste here, I pray; Let faith foredate the everlasting day, And walking in its glory all the way, O, lead me in the way Everlasting!

From Project Gutenberg