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overdate

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)deɪt/

overdate noun: a coin on which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die).

Noun

overdate (plural overdates)

  1. A coin on which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die).

Verb

IPA/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈdeɪt/

overdate (third-person singular simple present overdates, present participle overdating, simple past and past participle overdated)

  1. (transitive) To date later than the true or proper period.
    • And had he also redeem'd his overdated minority from a Pupillage under Bishops, he would much less have mistrusted his Parlament[…]1649, John Milton, Eikonoklastes
    Synonyms:
    postdate

Synonyms of overdate

Antonyms

Forms of overdate

Noun
pluraloverdates
Verb
third-person singular presentoverdates
present participleoverdating
past participleoverdated
pastoverdated

Origin of overdate

From over- + date.

Questions about overdate

What does overdate mean?
Overdate means a coin on which one date is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die).
What part of speech is overdate?
Overdate can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce overdate?
Overdate is pronounced /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)deɪt/.
What is the plural of overdate?
The plural of overdate is overdates.

Words near overdate in the dictionary

  1. overdarkens
  2. overdash
  3. overdashed
  4. overdashes
  5. overdashing
  6. overdate
  7. overdated
  8. overdates
  9. overdating
  10. overdazzle
  11. overdazzled

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