postdated

UK: /ˈpəʊstˈdeɪtɪd/

From the verb postdate: (⇒ conjugate)

postdated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

post•date /poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/   v. [~ + object] , -dat•ed, -dat•ing. 

1. to date (a check, etc.) with a date later than the actual date.
2. to be later than.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

post•date  (pōst dāt′, pōst′-), v.t., -dat•ed, -dat•ing. 

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.

• post- + date¹ 1615–25

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postdate / pəʊstˈdeɪt/ verb (transitive)

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