postdate

 [pohst-deyt, pohst-]  

post·date

   [pohst-deyt, pohst-]
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- + date1

Can be confused: antedate, predate, postdate.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To postdate

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Postdate is one of our favorite verbs.
So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
LEARN MORE FUN, UNUSUAL VERBS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT