Word: antedated
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: an
te
da
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of antedate; be earlier in time; go back further
Morphemes:
Affix: ante-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Prior to in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ante
Language: la
Decoded: ante
Meaning: preposition and prefix
Affix: date
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: datus
Language: la
Decoded: datus
Meaning: given
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.