postdate

English

/ˈpəʊstˌdeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To occur after an event or time; to exist later on in time
  • (transitive) To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date
  • (transitive) To affix a date to after the event.

Etymology

Prefix from English date (meeting with a romantic partner).

Origin

English

date

Gloss

meeting with a romantic partner

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms