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to redate

to redate

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To give something a new date because plans change
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈdeɪt/
: cambiar la fecha
  • After reviewing the documents, the team needed to redate the submission to avoid scheduling conflicts.

Examples

  • The museum decided to redate the paintings to correct previous inaccuracies.

  • Fleming worked closely with museum curators, art dealers, auction houses, and private collectors to redate artifacts and reveal fakes.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The historian had to redate the ancient artifacts after discovering more accurate information about their origin.

Surface Forms

redate infinitive
redated past
redated past participle
redating present participle
redates third person singular

Morphology

redate = date (transparent) = re + date

The meaning is a straightforward instance of adding 're-' to 'date' to mean assigning a date again or differently.

Etymology

The word redate is made of the parts re- meaning 'again' and date, the 'day' written on a document, so you can think of it as 'redo' for a date. So, to redate something is to give it a new or different date, for example when plans change or a mistake is found.