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Latin
Etymology
From ante- + pōnō.
Pronunciation
Verb
antepōnō (present infinitive antepōnere, perfect active anteposuī, supine antepositum); third conjugation
- to put or place in front of
- (figuratively) to prefer
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “antepono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “antepono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- antepono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.