date back

Verb

Meaning

belong to an earlier time

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

date from return date rise pace accelerate precede ascend remount go back predate antedate misdate go up antecede
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Antonyms

increase develop follow improve progress advancement
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Hypernyms

start initiate originate

Hyponyms

ascend

Examples

There are proofs that date back to the Greeks that are still valid today. Andrew Wiles

It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that date back to the Pharaohs. Gustave Flaubert

It is no coincidence that so many religious beliefs date back to times when no science could possibly have accounted satisfactorily for many of the natural phenomena inspiring scripture and myths. James D. Watson

War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of human history; it seemed to be an almost universal characteristic of human groups. Jane Goodall

If I go into a relationship with an artist, which at most is going to last five years, we have a 100-page contract covering every eventuality. Whereas with marriage you go into it with no contract, with laws that date back hundreds of years, and I don't think that's right. Simon Cowell

This story dates back 200 years Source: Internet

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