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postdate

/ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/
noun
  1. A date on a document later than the real date on which it was written.

verb
  1. To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time

  2. 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. To affix a date to after the event.

Synonymsoverdate
Antonymspredate, predate
adjective
  1. Postdated; made or done after the date assigned.

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