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postdate
- /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt/ UK
- /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ UK
verb postdates · postdating · postdated · post-date
- To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time. Because these prophecies of Isaiah postdate the fall of Babylon (539 B.C.E), they probably refer to that event.
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To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date.
no postdated checks [sign in a retail store]
Similar: overdate
- To affix a date to after the event.
Opposite: predate
adjective post-date
- Postdated; made or done after the date assigned.
noun postdates · post-date
- A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.
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verb
Opposite: predate
Talk about this word "postdate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/postdate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. postdate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/postdate "postdate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/postdate.Cite this
@misc{postdate_2026,
title = {postdate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/postdate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
