Postdate

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpəʊstËŒdeɪt/

Origin

- + date

Full definition of postdate

Verb

1. (transitive) To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time
2. (transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual dateto postdate a contract, that is, to date it later than the time when it was in fact made
3. (transitive) To affix a date to after the event.

Antonyms

Adjective

1. (obsolete) postdated; made or done after the date assigned.
• FullerOf these predictions some were postdate, cunningly made after the thing came to pass.----