Postdate

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.
Verb
  1. 1
    To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time. transitive

    "Because these prophecies of Isaiah postdate the fall of Babylon (539 B.C.E), they probably refer to that event."

  2. 2
    establish something as being later relative to something else wordnet
  3. 3
    To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date. transitive

    "no postdated checks [sign in a retail store]"

  4. 4
    be later in time wordnet
  5. 5
    To affix a date to after the event. transitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Postdated; made or done after the date assigned. not-comparable, obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms
overdateafterlifeanachronismantedatebackdatebe dated

Example

More examples

"She decided to postdate the check so it wouldn't be cashed until next week."

Etymology

From post- + date.

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