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English
Etymology
From French postposer. See post- and pose.
Verb
postpose (third-person singular simple present postposes, present participle postposing, simple past and past participle postposed)
- (grammar, transitive) To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
- (obsolete, transitive) To postpone.
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: J G W L and W G, published 1662, →OCLC:kings are postposed to bishops
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Pronunciation
Verb
postpose
- inflection of postposer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative