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backdate

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backdate /ˌbakˈdeɪt /
verb [with object] put an earlier date to (a document) than the actual one:
they backdated the sale documents to evade a court order.
British English make (something, especially a pay increase) retrospectively valid:
the 4 per cent increase was backdated to June.
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