Wordiyopostdate
🇬🇧 UK/.pәust'deit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To occur or exist at a later time than something else; to write a future date on a document.
晚于（某事）发生；在文件上填写迟于实际的日期
n.
A date on a document that is later than the actual date it was written.
（文件上的）事后日期
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpostafter, behind
+
datestem
=postdate
Common Collocations
- 1.postdate a check在支票上填写远期日期
- 2.[postdate a document]在文件上填写远期日期
- 3.significantly postdate明显晚于
- 4.postdate by years晚于……若干年
Example Sentences
- 1.
These cave paintings postdate the earliest known human settlements in the region.
- 2.
He postdated the check to ensure the funds would be available in time.
- 3.
The manuscript was found to postdate the author's death by several decades.