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backdated

UK/bækˈdeɪtɪd/

backdated is the simple past and past participle of backdate.

Meaning of backdate

Verb

backdate (third-person singular simple present backdates, present participle backdating, simple past and past participle backdated)

  1. To give or assign a date to a document that is earlier than the current or true date.

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Words that rhyme with backdated

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Questions about backdated

What is backdated the simple past and past participle of?
Backdated is the simple past and past participle of backdate.
How do you pronounce backdated?
Backdated is pronounced /bækˈdeɪtɪd/ (UK).

Words near backdated in the dictionary

  1. backdam
  2. backdams
  3. backdash
  4. backdashes
  5. backdate
  6. backdated
  7. backdatedly
  8. backdater
  9. backdaters
  10. backdates
  11. backdating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backdated (page history and authors); backdate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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