3. To anticipate; to make before the true time. And antedate the bliss above. Pope. Who rather rose the day to antedate. Wordsworth.
ANTEDILUVIAL
An`te*di*lu"vi*al, a. Etym: [Pref. ante- + diluvial.]
Defn: Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.
ANTEDILUVIAN
An`te*di*lu"vi*an, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. — n.
Defn: One who lived before the Deluge.
ANTEFACT
An"te*fact`, n.
Defn: Something done before another act. [Obs.]
ANTEFIX An"te*fix`, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. Etym: [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
ANTEFLEXION
An`te*flex"ion, n. (Med.)