Etymology

postpone

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Today it means: To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc. Full definition →

Latin postpōnō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompostpōnō“to put after; to postpone”
  2. English todaypostpone

From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.

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