Exact historical dictionary sense
Date in Webster's 1913 dictionary
The 1913 record labels date as verb. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.
WEBSTER 1913verb
Date
[Cf. F. dater. See 2d Date.]
Cross-verified historical senseHeadworddate
Part of speechverb
Historical etymology[Cf. F. dater. See 2d Date.]
Selected historical definitionTo note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter.
Signed record IDwebster1913-date-verb-8046e832f657
Source locatorCIDE.D, paragraph 846; Gutenberg eBook 662
Quick answer
In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "date" is labeled verb. Its etymology is recorded as: "[Cf. F. dater. See 2d Date.]" The selected historical definition says: "To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter."