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

The most common reason why you would postdate a check is if you are unsure about the number of funds that you currently have in your account.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018

This does rather suggest, don't you think, that the earliest arrivals on our world from the Outside postdate our fourteenth century, although I suppose earlier arrivals might have masqueraded as fruits or nuts ...

From Nature • Jan. 29, 2014

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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