English

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
2. (transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date

   to 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

(both senses): predate

Translations

Adjective

postdate ‎(not comparable)

1. (obsolete) postdated; made or done after the date assigned.
   • Fuller

     Of these [predictions] some were postdate, cunningly made after the thing came to pass.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: postdatent, postdates

Verb

postdate

1. first-person singular present indicative of postdater
2. third-person singular present indicative of postdater
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of postdater
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of postdater
5. second-person singular imperative of postdater