- 1postdate something to write a date on a check that is later than the actual date so that the check cannot be cashed (= exchanged for money) until that date a postdated check compare backdate
- 2postdate something to happen, exist, or be made at a later date than something else in the past opposite predate
postdate
verbNAmE//ˌpoʊstˈdeɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they postdate he / she / it postdates past simple postdated -ing form postdatingCheck pronunciation: postdate