Prepose

//pɹiːˈpəʊz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To place or set (something) before; to prefix. transitive

    "It vvere preſumption in me to diſturb this method of [listing the] Maſters, agreed on my Dr. Caius, Mʳ. Parker and others. Othervviſe I vvould prepoſe Millington (firſt Provoſt aftervvards of Kings in the reign of King Henry the ſixth) before VVilflete Maſter under King Richard the third."

  2. 2
    place before another constituent in the sentence wordnet

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"It vvere preſumption in me to diſturb this method of [listing the] Maſters, agreed on my Dr. Caius, Mʳ. Parker and others. Othervviſe I vvould prepoſe Millington (firſt Provoſt aftervvards of Kings in the reign of King Henry the ſixth) before VVilflete Maſter under King Richard the third."

Etymology

Borrowed from French préposer; prefix pré- (Latin prae before) with poser. See pose.

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