"postdate" meaning in English

See postdate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: post- + date Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|date}} post- + date Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postdate (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) postdated; made or done after the date assigned. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-postdate-en-adj-FfESsNqp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-date

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: postdates [plural]
Etymology: post- + date Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|date}} post- + date Head templates: {{en-noun}} postdate (plural postdates)
  1. A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.
    Sense id: en-postdate-en-noun-mWgu9A~1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-date

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: postdates [present, singular, third-person], postdating [participle, present], postdated [participle, past], postdated [past]
Etymology: post- + date Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|date}} post- + date Head templates: {{en-verb}} postdate (third-person singular simple present postdates, present participle postdating, simple past and past participle postdated)
  1. (transitive) To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time Tags: transitive Translations (To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time): posdatizar (Ido)
    Sense id: en-postdate-en-verb-LFRiThOj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 6 43 12 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 24 13 31 14 19 Disambiguation of 'To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time': 95 2 3
  2. (transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date Tags: transitive Synonyms (to assign a date later than the actual date): overdate Translations (To assign an effective date later than the actual date): posdatizar (Ido), ôlddyddio (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-postdate-en-verb-YEUFQPYj Disambiguation of 'to assign a date later than the actual date': 22 66 12 Disambiguation of 'To assign an effective date later than the actual date': 17 78 6
  3. (transitive) To affix a date to after the event. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-postdate-en-verb-ZpSBoQ36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: overdate, post-date

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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