Definition of "antedated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of antedate. (verb)

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• "This title antedated the adoption of the Articles of"
• "Personally, he was inclined to admire -- and frankly to admit it -- the ability which had brought Burr into prominence from a position of evident obscurity, while he regarded Mrs. Webb's eccentric attitude as a kind of antedated comedy."
• "The ancient manuscript—it antedated the city itself—identified their daughter as the “Infant Avatar,” whose birth would usher in a new age for Bajor."