"postpose" meaning in English

See postpose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: postposes [present, singular, third-person], postposing [participle, present], postposed [participle, past], postposed [past]
Etymology: From French postposer. See post- and pose. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|postposer}} French postposer Head templates: {{en-verb}} postpose (third-person singular simple present postposes, present participle postposing, simple past and past participle postposed)
  1. (grammar, transitive) To place (a word or phrase) after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it Tags: transitive Translations (Translations): używać w postpozycji [imperfective] (Polish), użyć w postpozycji [perfective] (Polish), postposar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-postpose-en-verb-Xxu99hiy Categories (other): Grammar, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To postpone. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-postpose-en-verb-t9HXxcQ8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: postposition Coordinate_terms: prepose

Inflected forms

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