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/bækˈdeɪt/ · verb
To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date..
The backdates on the clearance forms made the little man's papers worthless […]
Use backdate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Backdate means To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date..
Common synonyms include antedate, backdate, foredate, predate.
Possible antonyms include overdate.
The backdates on the clearance forms made the little man's papers worthless […]
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