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redate

redate verb: to change the date assigned to (something); to date in a new way.

Verb

redate (third-person singular simple present redates, present participle redating, simple past and past participle redated)

  1. (transitive) To change the date assigned to (something); to date in a new way
    • Based on carbon dating, the site was redated to 5000 BC.

Forms of redate

third-person singular presentredates
present participleredating
past participleredated
pastredated

Origin of redate

From re- + date.

Questions about redate

What does redate mean?
Redate means to change the date assigned to (something); to date in a new way.
What part of speech is redate?
Redate is a verb.
What is the past tense of redate?
The past tense of redate is redated.

Words near redate in the dictionary

  1. redarn
  2. redarned
  3. redarning
  4. redarns
  5. Redas
  6. redate
  7. redated
  8. redates
  9. redating
  10. redaub
  11. redaubed

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