ante-date

This is one of the many pieces of insignia too often called Confederate but which ante-date the Civil War by almost two decades.

It would seem that image-propositions are more primitive than word-propositions, and may well ante-date language.

They should ante-date the belief, whereas they post-date it.

Then ante-date this gentleman's agreement by one day, so that Lousteau will be bound by the previous contract.

The only effect of the telegraphing has been to ante-date the issue by five or six weeks.