Overdate

//ˈəʊvə(ɹ)deɪt// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coin on which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die).
Verb
  1. 1
    To date later than the true or proper period. transitive

    "And had he also redeem'd his overdated minority from a Pupillage under Bishops, he would much less have mistrusted his Parlament[…]"

Synonyms

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postdatepostdate

Example

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"And had he also redeem'd his overdated minority from a Pupillage under Bishops, he would much less have mistrusted his Parlament[…]"

Etymology

From over- + date.

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