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postdate
post·date
/
poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-
/
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pohst-
deyt
,
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-
]
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verb (used with object),
post·dat·ed,
post·dat·ing.
1.
to
date
(a check, invoice, letter, document) with a
date
later than the actual
date
.
2.
to follow in time:
His recognition as an artist postdated his death.
Origin:
1615–25;
post-
+
date
1
Can be confused:
antedate
,
predate
,
postdate.
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postdate
(pəʊstˈdeɪt)
—
vb
1.
to write a future date on (a document), as on a cheque to prevent it being paid until then
2.
to assign a date to (an event, period, etc) that is later than its previously assigned date of occurrence
3.
to be or occur at a later date than
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