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overdating

overdating is the present participle and gerund of overdate.

Meaning of overdate

Verb

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

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Questions about overdating

What is overdating the present participle and gerund of?
Overdating is the present participle and gerund of overdate.

Words near overdating in the dictionary

  1. overdashes
  2. overdashing
  3. overdate
  4. overdated
  5. overdates
  6. overdating
  7. overdazzle
  8. overdazzled
  9. overdazzles
  10. overdazzling
  11. overdeal

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