postdate

See also postdaté

English

Etymology

post- +‎ date

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ X-SAMPA: /"p@Ust%deIt/

Verb

postdate (third-person singular simple present postdates, present participle postdating, simple past and past participle postdated)

1. (transitive) To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time
2. (transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date

Antonyms

(both senses): predate

Translations

To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time

To assign an effective date later than the actual date

• Welsh: ôlddyddio (cy)

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• Italian: postdatare
• Swedish: postdatera

Adjective

postdate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) postdated; made or done after the date assigned.
   • Fuller

     Of these [predictions] some were postdate, cunningly made after the thing came to pass.

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: postdatent, postdates

Verb

postdate

1. first-person singular present indicative of postdater
2. third-person singular present indicative of postdater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of postdater
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of postdater
5. second-person singular imperative of postdater