postmodify

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verb

To modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.

“postmodifying phrase”

Opposite
premodify
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Meanings

verbpostmodify (third-person singular simple present postmodifies, present participle postmodifying, simple past and past participle postmodified)

present singular third person postmodifies · participle present postmodifying · participle past postmodified · past postmodified · alternative post-modify

  1. grammarTo modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.

    postmodifying phrase

    1 more example

    postmodifying clause

    Antonyms: premodify

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo modify or qualify the previous word or phrase.

Opposite
premodify

Origin

From post- + modify.

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Cite this entry
APA

postmodify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmodify

MLA

“postmodify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmodify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmodify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmodify.

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