Redate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To change the date assigned to (something); to date in a new way transitive

    "Based on carbon dating, the site was redated to 5000 BC."

Example

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"Based on carbon dating, the site was redated to 5000 BC."

Etymology

From re- + date.

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