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postdate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəʊstˈdeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pōst dāt, pōst-)


Inflections of 'postdate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
postdates
v 3rd person singular
postdating
v pres p
postdated
v past
postdated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•date /poʊstˈdeɪt, ˈpoʊst-/USA pronunciation   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-),USA pronunciation 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
postdate /pəʊstˈdeɪt/ vb (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

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