Postdate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Establish something as being later relative to something else.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The researcher found that the new evidence postdates the previous study by several years.
• The letter is older than it appears since the researcher intentionally postdated it to conceal its true origin.
• The latest discoveries postdate the earlier theories and contradict them.
• The historical record postdates the event by at least a century.
• The reevaluation of past events will postdate our current understanding and shed new light on the subject.

Antonyms

• Predate

Hypernyms

• Chronologise

Meaning ²

Be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

• The wedding will be held on Friday, and the reception will be on Sunday, which will postdate the ceremony.
• The anniversary party will postdate their actual wedding anniversary by two weeks.
• The notice period for canceling will postdate the initial activation date.
• The project completion will postdate its originally planned completion time.
• The full launch will postdate the test launch by a few months.

Synonyms

• Follow

Antonyms

• Predate