misdate
/'mis'deit/
Definition
- Verb:
- To assign an incorrect date to something: To write or record a date that is not accurate for a document, event, or object.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The archivist discovered that someone had misdated the historical letter by a full century.
- Please double-check the form to ensure you don't misdate it.
Advanced Usage
- "to misdate a check": To write the wrong date on a check, which can sometimes cause it to be invalid.
- If you misdate a check, the bank may not accept it.
Variants and Related Words
- Misdating (noun): The act or instance of assigning a wrong date.
- The misdating of the artifact confused the researchers.
Synonyms
- Antedate (verb): To date something earlier than its actual occurrence.
- Postdate (verb): To date something with a date later than the actual one. (Note: While both involve incorrect dating, "misdate" is a general term for any wrong date, whereas "antedate" and "postdate" specify the direction of the error.)
Related Phrases
- "to be misdated": (Passive voice) Describes something that has been given an incorrect date.
- Several entries in the old ledger were misdated.
Verb
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assign the wrong date to
