post|pon´a|ble — post|pone «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est … Useful english dictionary
post|pone — «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est … Useful english dictionary
post — post·abdomen; post·absorptive; post·age; post·al·ly; post; post·anoxic; post·antennal; post·arteriolar; post·atomic; post·audit; post·axial; post·bellum; post·brachium; post·branchial; post·breeding; post·canonical; post·cardinal; post·cava;… … English syllables
pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… … English syllables
postpone — post•pone [[t]poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs [/t]] v. t. poned, pon•ing 1) to put off to a later time; defer: We have postponed our departure until tomorrow[/ex] 2) to place after in order of importance or estimation; subordinate • Etymology: 1490–1500; < L … From formal English to slang
postponable — post·pon·able … English syllables
postpone — post·pone vt post·poned, post·pon·ing 1: to put off to a later time 2: to place later in precedence, preference, or importance; specif: to subordinate (a lien) to a later lien post·pon·able adj post·pone·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary … Law dictionary
able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… … English syllables
postpone — [pōst pōn′] vt. postponed, postponing [L postponere < post , POST + ponere, to put: see POSITION] 1. to put off until later; defer; delay 2. to put at or near the end of the sentence [the German verb is postponed] 3. Rare to subordinate … English World dictionary
Postponence — Post*pon ence, n. [From L. postponens, p. pr.] The act of postponing, in sense 2. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
