postĕro, āvi, 1, v. a. [posterus].—Lit.,
to be behind or later , to come after ,—Trop., to be inferior to , to want , to come short of , = ὑστερέω (post-class.): cum oliva tota nigrescet, quod speciei merito posteravit, fundendi ubertate compensat, Pall 12, 4.