"postdate" meaning in English

See postdate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 27 12 28 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 4 31 3 4 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 2 31 2 3 34 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-date

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav Forms: postdates [plural]
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 27 12 28 13 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-date

Verb

IPA: /ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav Forms: postdates [present, singular, third-person], postdating [participle, present], postdated [participle, past], postdated [past]
Etymology: From 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 5 42 11 8 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 27 12 28 13 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 6 61 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 4 31 3 4 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 2 31 2 3 34 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 27 4 57 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 5 57 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 6 51 9 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 27 8 50 7 8 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 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 27 12 28 13 21 Disambiguation of 'to assign a date later than the actual date': 23 64 13 Disambiguation of 'To assign an effective date later than the actual date': 16 77 7
  3. (transitive) To affix a date to after the event. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-postdate-en-verb-ZpSBoQ36 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 27 12 28 13 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: overdate, post-date

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "postdate (plural postdates)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-postdate.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-postdate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-postdate.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3c/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-postdate.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-postdate.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "post-date"
    }
  ],
  "word": "postdate"
}

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