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postpone

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postpone


Main Entry:
post·pone Listen to the pronunciation of postpone
Pronunciation:
\(ˌ)pōs(t)-ˈpōn\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
post·poned; post·pon·ing
Etymology:
Latin postponere to place after, postpone, from post- + ponere to place — more at position
Date:
circa 1520
1: to put off to a later time : defer2 a: to place later (as in a sentence) than the normal position in English <postpone an adjective> b: to place later in order of precedence, preference, or importance
synonyms see defer
— post·pon·able Listen to the pronunciation of postponable \-ˈpō-nə-bəl\ adjective
— post·pone·ment Listen to the pronunciation of postponement \-ˈpōn-mənt\ noun
— post·pon·er noun
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