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post·pone
 postpone
- pronunciation:
- post
pon
[or]
pos
pon
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
postponed, postpones, postponing |
| definition: |
to defer until a later time.
The groom was so ill that the wedding had to be postponed.The boss decided to postpone the meeting until Friday.You shouldn't postpone seeing a doctor about this.
- synonyms:
- defer, delay, prorogue, shelve, suspend, table
- antonyms:
- dispatch
- similar words:
- adjourn, hang up, procrastinate, put aside, put off, stall, stave off, wait
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| related words: |
respite, scrub, suspend |
| derivations: |
postponable (adj.), postponement (n.), postponer (n.) |
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