postdate

American  

[pohst-deyt, pohst-] / poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst- /

verb (used with object)

postdated, postdating

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.

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postdate British  

/ pəʊstˈdeɪt /

verb

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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Etymology

Origin of postdate

First recorded in 1615–25; post- + date ¹

Example Sentences

Most fossils from the Frankincense family have, up until now, been recovered from rocks that postdate the asteroid impact.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

They had a mutual attraction, and mutually expressed it in their postdate interviews: Alex said Katie was “definitely very attractive” while she said she “definitely thought he was handsome.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022

It is probably best to not postdate any check when you are unsure about the number of funds that you have available.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018

The idea, he explained much later, was to postdate the song so it would stay on the radio, and make more money, and give the group something it could perform for years to come.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2016

V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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