antedate

Charleston was founded in 1837, but its history antedates that.

This did not antedate the historical event of the incarnation.

War long antedates the rise of the modern state.

I kept reminding myself that the demon antedated the oldest history of my world.

Antedating telephone directories, they have been in use for centuries.

"The story of the magicians antedated even my father, sir.

"There are echoes to it that antedate my knowing you, Rosa."

About me was the darkness and repose of that night which antedated the Earth's creation.

Jesuit involvement had, however, slightly antedated the publication of the Index.

Information carved on the stone predates and antedates this dynasty.

Russell's promotion to substantive captain did not come until 1923 but was antedated to June 1919.

He couldn't, very well, for its date antedated his own birth-date.

Indeed, the thirst for illumination antedates the advent of electricity.

Our rituals are steeped in a tradition that antedates your pitiful church.

In the Greek tradition, however, chaos existed to begin with, and even antedated the gods.

The term documentary applied to photography antedates the mode or genre itself.

The Library has been in continuous service and even antedates the existence of the University itself.

You know my feeling for Kipling and that it antedates that expression.

It is commonly believed that "church fabrics" do not antedate the thirteenth century.

Such a link with primitive people importantly antedates his anthropological studies at Harvard.

He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1765, antedated to 1761.

I've got the recording of a verbal contract with this man, that antedates any deal you may have made with him.

It was signed on April 28, but antedated April 11.

This vision of suburbia as hell antedates "American Beauty" by half a century.

The 95,000-year-old Floresians far antedate the arrival of modern humans in the area.