English verb: date back | |||
1. | date back (stative) belong to an earlier time | ||
Samples | This story dates back 200 years. | ||
Synonyms | date from, go back | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | initiate, originate, start | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ascend | ||