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DATE

Definition:

[noun] the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
Synonyms: day of the month
[noun] a particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law"
[noun] a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Synonyms: appointment, engagement
[noun] a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
[noun] the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
[noun] a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
Synonyms: escort
[noun] the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
[noun] sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
[verb] go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
[verb] stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
Synonyms: stamp
[verb] assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
[verb] date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
Synonyms: go steady, go out, see
[verb] provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"