postdate

See also: postdaté

English edit

Alternative forms edit

post-date

Etymology edit

post- +‎ date

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb edit

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

(transitive) To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 37:
  Because these prophecies of Isaiah postdate the fall of Babylon (539 B.C.E), they probably refer to that event.
(transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date
to postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made
(transitive) To affix a date to after the event.

Synonyms edit

(to assign a date later than the actual date): overdate; see also Thesaurus:overdate

Antonyms edit

(antonym(s) of “to exist later on in time”): predate; see also Thesaurus:predate
(antonym(s) of “to assign a date later than the actual date”): predate; see also Thesaurus:backdate

Translations edit

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

Ido: posdatizar (io)

To assign an effective date later than the actual date

Ido: posdatizar (io)
Welsh: ôlddyddio (cy)

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