postpone

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb hold back to a later time

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off

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