verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it transitive
2. 2
   place after another constituent in the sentence wordnet
3. 3
   To postpone. obsolete, transitive

   "kings are postposed to bishops"

Antonyms

All antonyms

prepose

Etymology

From French postposer. See post- and pose.

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