postdate
VerbSynonyms:
follow
WordNet 3.0
Verb (2)
- be later in time“Tuesday always follows Monday”Synonyms: follow
- establish something as being later relative to something else
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Postdate \Post"date`\, n. A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than that when it was actually made. [1913 Webster] Postdiluvial
Postdate \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. [1913 Webster]
2.To affix a date to after the event. [1913 Webster]
Postdate \Post"date`\, a. Made or done after the date assigned. [1913 Webster]
Of these [predictions] some were postdate; cunningly made after the thing came to pass. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]