postponable

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post⋅pone

[pohst-pohn, pohs-]

–verb (used with object), -poned, -pon⋅ing.

1.	to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.

2.	to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate: to postpone private ambitions to the public welfare.

Origin:
1490–1500; < L postpōnere to put after, lay aside, equiv. to post- post- + pōnere to put

Related forms:

post⋅pon⋅a⋅ble, adjective

post⋅pone⋅ment, noun

post⋅pon⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See defer ¹ .

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post·pone (pōst-pōn', pōs-pōn')

tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones

To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer¹.
To place after in importance; subordinate.

[Latin postpōnere : post-, post- + pōnere, to put; see post².]
post·pon'a·ble adj., post·pone'ment n., post·pon'er n.

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Word Origin & History

postpone

1500, from L. postponere "put after, neglect, postpone," from post "after" + ponere "put, place" (see position).

Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: post·pone
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: post·poned; post·pon·ing
1 : to put off to a later time
2 : to place later in precedence, preference, or importance; specifically : to subordinate (a lien) to a later lien —post·pon·able adjective —post·pone·ment noun

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