Meaning of POSTDATE
| Pronunciation: | | powst'deyt
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- [v] establish something as being later relative to something else
- [v] be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday."
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| | Synonyms: | | follow |
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| | Antonyms: | | antecede, antedate, antedate, foredate, forego, precede, predate, predate | | |
| | See Also: | | chronologise, chronologize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Post"date`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postdated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Postdating}.] [Pref. post- + date.]
1. To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract,
that is, to date it later than the time when it was in
fact made.
2. To affix a date to after the event.
\Post"date`\, a.
Made or done after the date assigned.
Of these [predictions] some were postdate; cunningly
made after the thing came to pass. --Fuller.
\Post"date`\, n.
A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than
that when it was actually made.
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