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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misdate

Misdate \Mis*date"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misdated; p. pr. & vb. n. Misdating.]

  1. To put a false or erroneous date on (a document).
    --Young.

  2. To assign an incorrect date to; as, the fall of Troy was misdated by medieval writers.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
misdate

1580s, from mis- (1) + date (v.1). Related: Misdated; misdating.

Wiktionary
misdate

n. A wrong date. vb. To date incorrectly; to mark with the wrong date.

WordNet
misdate

v. assign the wrong date to

Usage examples of "misdate".

This was not the correct year of the bombing attack, but then he realized that the names of these men as well as their mission were secret, and thus the General misdated the photograph, even here in his private office.

Arc spies have been caught because they tried to sell misdated coins to collectors.

This was not the correct year of the bombing attack, but then he realized that the names of these men as well as their mission were secret, and thus the General misdated the photograph, even here in his private office.