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foredate

foredate verb: to date in advance.

Verb

foredate (third-person singular simple present foredates, present participle foredating, simple past and past participle foredated)

  1. (transitive) To date in advance
    Synonyms:
    backdate

Synonyms of foredate

Forms of foredate

third-person singular presentforedates
present participleforedating
past participleforedated
pastforedated

Origin of foredate

From fore- + date.

Questions about foredate

What does foredate mean?
Foredate means to date in advance.
What part of speech is foredate?
Foredate is a verb.
What is the past tense of foredate?
The past tense of foredate is foredated.

Words near foredate in the dictionary

  1. forecuts
  2. forecutter
  3. forecutters
  4. foredamn
  5. foredamned
  6. foredate
  7. foredated
  8. foredates
  9. foredating
  10. foredawn
  11. foredawned

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