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postdate Definition

post·date (pōst dāt′, pōst′dāt′)

transitive verb -·dat′ed, -·dat′·ing

  1. to assign a later date to than the actual or current date
  2. to write such a date on
  3. to be subsequent to

postdate Synonyms

postdate

v.

  1. To anticipate

    assume, overdate, date after; see anticipate 1.

  2. To succeed

    replace, ensue, follow; see succeed 2.

postdate Usage Examples

Object

  • check: He was to pay for the cars, against a series of four postdated checks amounting to 1.29 billion meticais.
  • pregnancy: Lots of comments from midwives and obs on how they ' manage ' postdates pregnancy.
  • invasion: This is because the 2004 vote postdates the illegal invasion of Iraq and took place under a fair voting system where every vote counted.