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Postposed vs Postpose - What's the difference?

postposed | postpose |

In grammar terms the difference between postposed and postpose

is that postposed is placed after another term in a phrase while postpose is to place a word or phrase after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it.

As an adjective postposed

is placed after another term in a phrase.

As a verb postpose is

to place a word or phrase after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it.

postposed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (grammar) Placed after another term in a phrase.

    • Antonyms

    * preposed

    postpose

    English

    Verb

    (postpos)
  • (grammar) To place a word or phrase after another in a sentence, especially in order to modify it
  • (obsolete) To postpone.
    • (Fuller)