"postmodify" meaning in English

See postmodify in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: postmodifies [present, singular, third-person], postmodifying [participle, present], postmodified [participle, past], postmodified [past]
Etymology: post- + modify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|modify}} post- + modify Head templates: {{en-verb}} postmodify (third-person singular simple present postmodifies, present participle postmodifying, simple past and past participle postmodified)
  1. (grammar) To modify or qualify the previous word or phrase Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: post-modify Related terms: postmodifier

Inflected forms

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