English Explanatory Dictionary

postpose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
  2. To postpone.

Word forms

postpose postposes postposing postposed

Etymology

From French postposer. See post- and pose.

Related words

postposition
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