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foredate

American  
[fawr-deyt, fohr-] / fɔrˈdeɪt, foʊr- /

verb (used with object)

foredated, foredating

  1. to antedate.

Etymology

Origin of foredate

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

Example Sentences

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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 Days of Heaven Upon Earth by Simpson, A. B. (Albert B.)

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