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post·pone (pōst-pōn', pōs-pōn') tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones
[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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| Main Entry: | postpone |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | See prepone |
Language Translation for : postpone
Spanish:
posponer, aplazar,
German:
verschieben,
Japanese:
延期する
Postpone
Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postponed; p. pr. & vb. n. Postponing.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after + ponere to place, put. See Post-, and Position.]1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely. His praise postponed, and never to be paid. --Cowper. 2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance. All other considerations should give way and be postponed to this. --Locke. Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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postpone
1500, from L. postponere "put after, neglect, postpone," from post "after" + ponere "put, place" (see position).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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