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to postdate
01
to assign a later date or time to something in relation to a specific point of reference
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
postdate
3rd person singular
postdates
Present participle
postdating
Past simple
postdated
Past participle
postdated
Examples
The historian decided to postdate the discovery of the ancient artifact, realizing it belonged to a later time period.
02
to occur or exist at a time that is later than a specified point in time or event
Examples
The invention of the Internet postdates the widespread use of typewriters in offices.
Lexical Tree
postdate
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