Foredate
Translation of "foredate" into Russian
foredate
VerbUK
/ˈfɔː.deɪt/
US
/ˈfɔr.deɪt/
foredate
foredates
foredated Past Simple / Past Participle
foredating Gerund
The ancient ruins foredate the modern city by several centuries.
Древние руины предшествуют современному городу на несколько веков.
Definitions
foredate
VerbUK
/ˈfɔː.deɪt/
US
/ˈfɔr.deɪt/
To assign a date to an event or document that is earlier than the actual date.
The historian decided to foredate the manuscript to align with the newly discovered evidence.
To exist or occur at an earlier time than (something else); to precede chronologically.
Archaeologists discovered tools that foredate the construction of the pyramids.